If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Cole Bolton joined the IOP to discuss he work at The Onion and the power of satire in politics. Bolton is the editor of The Onion, which is universally acknowledged as the global newspaper of record and an unimpeachable beacon of journalistic excellence, boasting some 12 billion daily readers in over 500 countries. As the head of the largest and most influential media company ever seen on earth, Bolton secretly pulls the puppet strings that control international politics, finance, and transoceanic shipping lanes. He is the world’s most powerful individual.