New research suggests satire may be more harmful than direct criticism, subtly dehumanizing its targets and damaging ...

Whatever the reason, the jokes are fascinating ... 100 Years of Russian Satire online now.

Satire is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression. Its enduring ability to use humor, irony, exaggeration and ridicule to expose folly in political systems dates back to ancient Greece.

Although the term satire may describe an entire work, a passage, or a tone, its characteristics are shared: among these, it employs comedy or humor; has a target and an ideal to compare it to ...