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“Political Science” is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter Randy Newman on his 1972 album, Sail Away. In going along with the theme of the rest of the album, the song is a satire of a particular part of American culture and history, namely its foreign policies at the time. It is sung from the point of view of an unnamed narrator who thinks very highly of the United States and its culture. He admits the US is not perfect, but wonders why even “our old friends put us down”, especially since “we give them money”. In October 2006, Newman performed the song for The Colbert Report’s audience after being interviewed by Stephen Colbert. Newman also rerecorded the song for his 2003 release The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1. The song is also performed in an episode... Read on...