An exclusive new poll finds more than half of Americans have shared a political meme in the last three months. Sometimes people just think they’re funny. Regardless of which side of the political ...

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 ...

In one week, American voters will “Pokemon Go to the polls.” From coconut trees accompanied by “Von Dutch” to Donald Trump’s recent stint as a McDonald’s worker, in the past decade, political memes ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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!’ ...