The Declaration of Independence states that all men have certain "unalienable rights." From Mark Twain to Jon Stewart, satirists have picked apart that guarantee and what politicians do to honor it.

In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new ...

The release of 'The American Society of Magical Negroes,' the success of 'American Fiction' and recent shows like 'I'm a Virgo' offer a fresh chance to appraise the state of an evolving subgenre. By ...

Jeffrey Wright is earning awards-season kudos for his grumpy role in the acclaimed satire “American Fiction,” playing what he lovingly calls an “equal-opportunity misanthrope.” Even his kids are ...

A decade ago, Cord Jefferson was one of the most captivating writers at Gawker, the then-flourishing news and gossip blog. In 2014, during the early Black Lives Matter movement, he wrote an essay ...

Two-hundred fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence stated that all men had certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Those ideas are the inspiration ...