{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"What political satire can reveal about the strength of a democracy","publication_date":"July 09, 2026","summary":"Satire plays a powerful role in challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy and testing the boundaries of free expression. It's among the forces Judy Woodruff explores in the podcast, “In Pursuit of Happiness.” She sat down with The Onion Network’s Joshua Johnson and scholar Sophia McClennen to discuss why the freedom to laugh at those in power can reveal a lot about the strength of a democracy.","author_name":"By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Lorna Baldwin, Sarah Clune Hartman","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/07\/191be7d0f6fab497927ebdc68d274fcc-inpursuitofhapinness-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}