Joel Schechter

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Joel Schechter is the author of several books about satire, including 'Durov’s Pig', 'Satiric Impersonations', and 'The Congress of Clowns'.

Humor

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

September 8, 2026

The mayor says he wants to root them out. Maybe he should start with the billionaires funding his charter amendments

Humor

Here’s a trade deal: Lurie for Mamdani and maybe a Knicks’ point guard

August 25, 2026

Steph Curry is off the table, but maybe our billionaire mayor would like to ride a Waymo down Fifth Avenue

Humor

I was a fake chatbot in San Francisco

July 28, 2026

Confessions of an A.I. impersonator

Humor

Why can’t all that campaign money go to public services?

July 8, 2026

The Supreme Court could help us save Muni and public health. Maybe.

Humor

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

June 7, 2026

If Trump wants to bulldoze Lady Liberty, maybe we can make room in the Bay

Humor

Hey Elon: SF has lots more tech oligarchs you can go ahead and sue

May 20, 2026

AI may not help the Bay Area, but dozens of lawsuits against AI lords could create a wonderful spectator sport for us all.

Humor

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

April 23, 2026

If he gave away most of his fortune to good causes in the next few weeks, he could say he's not just a rich guy running for governor.

Humor

The US war economy and the ‘threat of peace’

March 23, 2026

In 1957, I.F. Stone suggested that global peace would kill the military industrial complex. That's even more true today.

Protest

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

March 3, 2026

On Saturday and Monday, crowds gathered to demand an end to US intervention in the Middle East.

Lit

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

February 24, 2026

57th edition of rare volume exhibition brings treasures to Pier 27—and some ironic commodity fetishism.

Joel Schechter

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

Here’s a trade deal: Lurie for Mamdani and maybe a Knicks’ point guard

I was a fake chatbot in San Francisco

Why can’t all that campaign money go to public services?

Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

Hey Elon: SF has lots more tech oligarchs you can go ahead and sue

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

The US war economy and the ‘threat of peace’

SF protests against war on Iran draw cries to “Send Barron’

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

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