The Miraculous Rebirth of Kamala Harris

<![CDATA[Alanis Morissette gets all the blame, but truth be told, people had confused “irony” with “coincidence” long before the Canadian crooner claimed that “ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife” was somehow ironic. Part of the confusion is that irony is a specific kind of coincidence, but not all coincidences are ironic. For something to be ironic, the coincidence must lead to an outcome that’s the exact opposite of what you expected. ]]>