Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution

Episode #188

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil look at the role of humor in politics, as well as the impact of Whataboutism on American Foreign policy.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Laughing at Trump” by Hanna Rosin in The Atlantic

• “Why Dictators Don’t Like Jokes” By Srdja Popovic and Mladen Joksic in Foreign Policy

• “To Beat Trump, Mock Him” by Nicholas Kristoff in The New York Times

• “Laughing All the Way to Autocracy” by Rudolph Herzog in Foreign Policy

• “Why Whataboutism Works” by Wilfred M. Chow and Dov H. Levin in Foreign Affairs

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