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Alexandra Petri

Washington, D.C.

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.

Petri is the author of "A.P.'s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)" and the essay collections "Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why" and "A Field Guide to Awkward Silences." She joined The Post as an intern in 2010 after graduating from Harvard College.
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January 23, 2024

You served on Donald Trump’s jury. You lost everything.

You are nothing without your peers. Yours, and other people’s.

January 19, 2024

I could have sworn I was around for Donald Trump’s presidency

I understand that rewriting history is a big element of the current Republican platform. But this is barely history.

January 17, 2024

But Ron DeSantis did everything right!

He has displayed charisma and human interaction. He has brought child and wife out to campaign! He has even produced smile! He has stood in front of flag!

January 15, 2024

Iowa’s caucus system is snow way to pick a president

I see some problems with this system. I would see more, but the visibility is not very good in all this snow.

January 12, 2024

GOP candidates manage to excavate and clear Earth’s lowest bar

Behold, in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis managed to criticize Donald Trump.

January 11, 2024

Is it time for new online acronyms? Alexandra Petri answered your questions.

Alexandra’s live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.

January 9, 2024

Lady Chatterley and Mickey Mouse enter the public domain and all you get is this column

It’s the crossover we’ve been waiting to experience for a century! Well, technically, 96 years.

January 4, 2024

Nikki Haley explains what other things were about!

‘What caused the Civil War?’ is just one of a whole host of straightforward questions that no candidate for the GOP presidential nomination can hope to answer.

December 29, 2023

Last-minute gifts for people you dislike. Don’t thank me!

Instead of a guide to potentially good gifts for people you love, here are gifts that you should not give to anyone, under any circumstances. Don’t thank me!

December 22, 2023