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— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) March 13, 2020 Trump Will Unleash the Power of the Private Sector to Counter the Coronavirus Threat Updated March 13, 2020, 3 p.m.: Read more from Alexandra Petri: Sorry I can’t comment on the president’s actions, I just remembered I’m turning into a bird Police mistake nationwide protests as demanding more brutality Articles by Alexandra Petri on Muck Rack. Washington Post opinion columnist Alexandra Petri has become a key chronicler of the Trump era’s dark comedy, finding clever ways to satirize events that satirize themselves—Scott Pruitt’s moisturizer habit, for instance—and channeling the impotent rage many people feel while living through it. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Alexandra Petri: The Emperor’s New Island, a tale of Trump buying Greenland No. FULL EPISODE: Poker tips for Trump, Muzak goes bust, a Black indie podcast network, satirist Alexandra Petri and more Add some “good” to your morning and evening.
“Some people say I fill an Art Buchwald–shaped hole in their lives,” she says, referencing the Petri has been disappointed to miss out on much of the book-promotion hoopla that’s been lost to the pandemic: “I was looking forward to all the book-tour stuff where you get to be like, ‘I’ve emerged from my writing hole, and now here I am to clasp you to my bosom.’ Now I guess I’ll be doing all the clasping to my bosom virtually.”Our most popular stories of the week, sent every Saturday. Find Alexandra Petri's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. She joined The Post as an intern in 2010, after graduating from Harvard College. Columnist offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day Education: Harvard College, BA in English, Classics Secondary Field Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day. She is the author of the essay collections "Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why" and "A Field Guide to Awkward Silences." Alexandra Petri (/ ˈ p iː t r aɪ /) is an American humorist and newspaper columnist. She is the author of the new essay collection "Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why."