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Musical satirist Tom Lehrer has died at 97

Published July 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM EDT

Journalist Art Silverman has an appreciation of the world's most influential, part-time musical-satirist. Tom Lehrer made people laugh by singing about politics, nuclear destruction and social harmony, among other themes.

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