Humor Is Necessary for a Free Society - The American Spectator

Humor Is Necessary for a Free Society - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

.top-bar .mobile-menu-btn{--wpr-bg-c31a65d4-4dcb-4951-906e-1c45b84b262c: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/menu.png');}.top-bar .search-form input[type="submit"]{--wpr-bg-e0566127-0066-4c3d-9588-40991a2ba567: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/search.png?v=2');}.navigation a.next{--wpr-bg-e63c2ac3-b69a-4e08-9dbf-0926e8ae82e4: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/right-arrow.png');}.navigation a.previous{--wpr-bg-e1ae4502-5b62-4a4f-b547-bf3aa10b0f58: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/left-arrow.png');}.americana-body{--wpr-bg-d0642ee1-1fd4-43ce-8f45-0bb97f0b7347: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/americana-bg.png');}.blog-body .top-image{--wpr-bg-b53d89aa-582a-4e61-a2fe-779fe0a08fe2: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/blog-bg.png');}.politics-body .top-section{--wpr-bg-2b16bf05-41af-4de0-8ed9-03f6f1cff747: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/themes/spectator/imgs/politics-bg.png');}.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='text']:required.ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='text'].ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='email']:required.ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='email'].ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='password']:required.ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='password'].ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='tel']:required.ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='tel'].ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='number']:required.ctct-invalid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='number'].ctct-invalid{--wpr-bg-30ac3da9-a2b1-4c20-b8d6-3e2487d2d885: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/constant-contact-forms/assets/images/error.svg');}.ctct-form-wrapper input.ctct-invalid{--wpr-bg-5b545c71-1be5-4cbc-a260-e0b97099fd3d: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/constant-contact-forms/assets/images/error.svg');}.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='text']:required:valid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='email']:required:valid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='password']:required:valid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='tel']:required:valid,.ctct-form-wrapper input[type='number']:required:valid{--wpr-bg-4fdb7f26-999d-4fd4-9915-2d1fc4a8b0ae: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/constant-contact-forms/assets/images/check_circle.svg');}.ctct-form-wrapper .no-recaptcha .ctct-submitted:disabled{--wpr-bg-aa030368-9379-48e2-b98c-6584aaca4030: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/constant-contact-forms/assets/images/oval.min.svg');}.custombox-fullscreen .sanpop-close{--wpr-bg-196c2636-6ead-4a40-9544-245aca087288: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/search-and-navigation-popup/assets/images/close.png');}.pp-form-wrapper select{--wpr-bg-286bd859-8733-49f8-88e4-5b7c1e814738: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/frontend/arrow-down.png');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-google{--wpr-bg-5aecdc04-b127-4fa5-a957-fd0b3e42d28f: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/google.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-vk{--wpr-bg-95ea1ac7-1d86-4b2e-85df-df9bc6bb68e9: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/vk-fa.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-microsoft{--wpr-bg-8e7195f7-50bc-44ae-a275-64921387b8cf: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/microsoft.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-amazon{--wpr-bg-ff456321-f748-40c6-9fac-d10aa0b81974: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/amazon.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-yahoo{--wpr-bg-c9463b65-e402-4891-88d1-2c1ab38a374f: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/yahoo.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-wordpresscom{--wpr-bg-f8cd7e86-3570-4a16-819d-945965b7782a: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/wpcom.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-facebook{--wpr-bg-a909921f-38d6-45ff-a29b-e5aa115c8f7b: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/facebook.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-twitter{--wpr-bg-8273eea9-4fa3-41eb-9e90-0a99b74d8c9a: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/twitter.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-linkedin{--wpr-bg-a0840c34-f689-4cc6-9664-3e3626f9688c: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/linkedin.svg');}a.pp-button-social-login .ppsc-github{--wpr-bg-91cc17c4-06d5-4581-a891-8fa3c316f782: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-user-avatar/assets/images/social-login/github-fa.svg');}#heateor_sss_mastodon_popup_bg,#heateor_sss_popup_bg{--wpr-bg-75751bc0-2ee1-4df5-bf61-23ea4e8d3aac: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/sassy-social-share/images/transparent_bg.png');}.rll-youtube-player .play{--wpr-bg-2a2d114f-98e2-4927-bf45-705896719a81: url('https://spectator.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/assets/img/youtube.png');}

Home » Hot off the Press » Humor Is Necessary for a Free Society

The Nation’s Pulse

Humor Is Necessary for a Free Society

As long as we can still recognize irony, as long as we can still laugh, we can still have a constitution.

by Shmuel Klatzkin

April 24, 2021, 11:52 PM

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

I always voted at my party’s call
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navy!
So sang Sir Joseph Porter, K....

No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here.

Support independent journalism and get unlimited access to quality commentary.

Be a Free Market Loving Patriot. Subscribe Today!