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Humor columnist Alexandra Petri is online every Tuesday for a live chat where she’ll offer a lighter take on the news of the day. Read the transcript.

Read <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/alexandra-petri/" target=_blank>Alexandra Petri’s columns</a> and past live chats, or sign up to receive her latest columns in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-alexandra-petri/" target=_blank>your inbox.</a>

National Press Club Angele Gingras Award for Humor Writing 2016, Shorty Award 2016, Forbes 30 Under 30, Fifty Funniest People Right Now (Rolling Stone)

A Field Guide To Awkward Silences 

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AP's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)

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  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alexandra-Petris-History-Important-Documents/dp/1324006439/">"AP's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up).</a>  

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