I am not sure of the intent of the Nov. 20 Dana Summers cartoon depicting Native Americans calling for a limit of 10 Pilgrims landing on their shores, but whether it was simply an attempt at humor in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In “The Irony of Satire,” an Ohio State University study, it was found that ...

I found a touch of irony in Dana Summers’ Thursday cartoon about Social Security, as airline pilots with carriers that operate under Federal Air Regulations, Part 121, both large and small, are forced ...

Although verbal irony is one of the most common types used in casual conversation and storytelling, it can be easy to mix it up with other types of irony. Understanding how it differs can be helpful ...

I strongly doubt that anyone, Mr. Dunn notwithstanding, found anything remotely ‘funny’ about the recent Connecticut attacks. The letters point to a callous artist, writing from his cloisters, ...