Satire as the Comic Public Sphere: Postmodern "Truthiness" and Civic EngagementStephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah, John Oliver these comedians are household names whose satirical takes on politics, the news, and current events receive some of the highest ratings on television. In this book, James E. Caron examines satirists such as these through the lenses of political and social philosophy, arriving at a new definition of the comic art form. Tracing the history of modern satire from its roots in the Enlightenment values