Son of The Great SocietyAmerican humorist best known for his long running column of political satire and commentary that he wrote in The Washington Post which was syndicated in over 500 newspapers He wrote than 30 books He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 In 1991 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Obituary at The Washington Post site_link at The Washington Post site_link American humorist best known for his long running column of political satire and commentary that he wrote in The Washington Post which was syndicated in over 500 newspapers He wrote than 30 books He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 In 1991 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Obituary at The Washington Post site_link at The Washington Post site_link site_link.