"Debate on Memes in Political Cartoons & Propaganda thread" timmuse posted some interesting reading in the Soap Box version of funny pictures, Political Cartoons and Propaganda! thread, and debate on ...

Several decades ago, a TV political commentator whose name is lost to memory said something memorable: “The American people like their solutions simple and stupid.” Whoever said it couldn’t have known ...

When the clock struck midnight on Oct. 1, a battle began to unfold in Washington, D.C. It was not, as some may have hoped, about how to reopen the government. No, for better or — more likely — for ...

Speed and novelty are two essential elements when it comes to out-memeing a political opponent. By Joseph Bernstein Most memes age like milk. Ephemeral and ironic, the viral jokes are usually created ...

Political memes have gone mainstream as the distance between the White House and subcultures like 4Chan has closed. President Donald Trump has frequently retweeted his fans’ meme work, #MeToo jumped ...

‘Thank you for your attention to this matter!’: Trump’s favorite sign-off has become a viral meme The first major Trumpism of Donald Trump’s second term, ‘Thank you for your attention to this matter!’ ...

Source: “The Temptation of Christ” (Public Domain, Artist Unknown), meme created by Megha Arora . Politics often seems like cheerleading. The metaphor is apt, for cheerleading is about signaling and ...