Washington Unveils $4.2 Billion ‘Affordability Awareness’ Campaign
A fictional dispatch from the capital, where the cure for high prices is a cost-no-object campaign reminding Americans that things cost too much.
On the lighter side
Political absurdity, clearly labeled.
The satire archive
Dispatches with a sharper edge
House Schedules Fiscal Responsibility for December 5, Safely After Midterms
A fictional dispatch inspired by an unusually early stopgap vote, where the one deadline Congress can meet is the one placed safely beyond Election Day.
Washington Locates ‘URGENT—2020’ Folder After Six-Year Search
A fictional dispatch from the federal archives, where “urgent” is a flexible term and cobwebs apparently count as a filing system.
Federal Task Force Unveils 800-Page Plan to Simplify Government
A fictional dispatch from Washington, where streamlining now requires seventeen subcommittees and a commemorative binder.