Alexandra Petri
Alexandra Petri
Opinion Blogger

Alexandra Petri writes the ComPost blog, offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day. She joined The Post as an intern in 2010, after graduating from Harvard College.

Latest by Alexandra Petri

2012 campaign is not mean enough

2012 campaign is not mean enough

Alexandra Petri

It’s almost un-American.

Why we read Cosmopolitan

Why we read Cosmopolitan

Alexandra Petri

America’s sex magazine, thanks to Helen Gurley Brown.

Awkward times for hate in Hungary

Awkward times for hate in Hungary

Alexandra Petri

Uncomfortable discovery for anti-Semitic party’s rising star.

Palin, on Joe Biden’s gaffe

Palin, on Joe Biden’s gaffe

Alexandra Petri

She’d know.

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