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It happens almost every day — I’ll be scrolling through Facebook, trying to read my news, when an article from news source The Onion comes up.
Feb. 3, 2020, is a date that will live in electoral infamy. The Iowa caucus, an event that is the equivalent of the Super Bowl for many candidates and commentators, experienced significant delays in the reporting of results. The consequences of such have prompted many pundits to question the credibility and purpose of Iowa’s caucusing system and their pole position on the primary calendar.
Welcome to the Z Factor! In this first installment, host Matthew Geiger discusses the ins and outs of the podcast, as well as giving viewers a lay of the land in Iowa with a caucus primer.
As a younger teenager, one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving was a glass of wine. There was simply nothing better than being able to share a toast with family and friends and enjoy one another’s presence. If one Ohio senator gets their way, however, parents like mine could face legal repercussions.
In his farewell address, President George Washington warned in “the most solemn manner” of destructive partisan politics and the influence of political parties. Those words, echoed by other founders and subsequent presidents, have slowly been forgotten in the current world of hyper-partisanship. Now it seems several members of the Ohio legislature have forgotten, too.
Ohio University has 1,200 administrators, many of whom you’ve never seen nor met. Those at the highest echelon of power have made it their mission to insulate their positions with fanciful titles and large staffs. But the cracks in the system are starting to appear, and the student body is taking notice.
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You thought you were safe when you bought that shiny new metal straw. You thought you were safe when you tweeted that trending hashtag. You thought you were safe when you recycled that cardboard box last night.
Voting is one of the most sacred parts of our Republic. It’s where we as citizens cast our votes on the issues that really matter, from taxes and infrastructure to schools and jobs. Our elected officials, however, seem to have a much different prerogative: tomato juice.
First, they came for our vapes. Now, they’re coming for our driver’s licenses. The nanny state that is the Ohio Legislature is back at it again.
The robots are taking over, and they want your job.
At his campaign kickoff, just one supporter was in attendance. In the primary polls, he sits nearly 83% behind the frontrunner. This is the presidential candidate nobody is talking about.
In a state where it’s illegal to kill a housefly within 160 feet of a church without a license, it should come as a surprise to no one that the Ohio government is after something of equal importance: your masks!
The best stories in life begin with the struggle. The back and forth, always questioning soul that can’t seem to place a finger on where they belong in this world.
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s anti-war tirades and spiritual advisor Marianne Williamson’s magical monologues will both be noticeably absent at the September 12 democratic debate in Houston.