Are stand-up comics good social commentators?

Are stand-up comedians the social commentators we need... or the ones that know how to cut through the noise?

The need for an National Anti-Corruption Commission

Australia needs a federal ICAC, IBAC... some sort of integrity commission. It is clear that it is needed, and this is why.

Why do Chinese schools not insist on

This was written in February 2021, as my mental and emotional recovery was underway

Is the automatic pass into the next grade the right way to go in China? Should new approaches be considered?