The Colbert Report

Michael Sandel

Season 7 • 07/20/2011

Michael Sandel poses ethical questions to students, like "Would you eat a cabin boy if starving?"

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04:59

John Prendergast
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John Prendergast talks about the birth of South Sudan, the creation of its flag and the oil curse that might plague its future.
07/18/2011
05:38

God Calls Rick Perry
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With the tough challenges facing America, Rick Perry thinks it's time to hand it over to God and ask Him to jump in.
07/19/2011
05:55

David Carr
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David Carr of the New York Times admits that papers sell based on the misery of others, but that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sells misery best.
07/19/2011
04:05

Newt's White Whale
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With his campaign $1 million in debt, Newt Gingrich will have to abandon Moby Dick Airways and travel on Metaphorical Unattainable Goal Bus Lines.
07/19/2011
04:47

Debt Ceiling Deadline Conspiracy
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The August 2nd debt ceiling deadline could be a Muslim-Nazi-Vietcong conspiracy to keep America fiscally solvent.
07/19/2011
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight with a wave.
07/19/2011
00:05

Sign Off - Reading
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Stephen interrupts his reading of Michael Sandel's "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?" to say goodnight.
07/20/2011
03:43

Humanized by Pie
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After Rupert Murdoch gets hit with a pie, News Corp.'s stocks spike, the English Parliament apologizes, and even the media sharks celebrating his downfall feel bad.
07/20/2011
06:32

Voter ID Laws
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To safeguard against voter fraud and ensure that only the "right people" get elected, Republicans pass laws requiring voters to show government-issued photo IDs.
07/20/2011
03:14

Congressional Partisan Rancor
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Allen West brings civility back to Washington by calling Debbie Wasserman Shultz a "vile coward" after she spews bile over his support for the GOP's debt reduction bill.
07/20/2011
07:09

Michael Sandel
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Michael Sandel uses real-world examples to test big philosophical concepts and ethical questions about justice and cannibalism.
07/20/2011
06:15

I's on Edjukashun - Gay History & Disney English
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California's school curriculum includes lesson plan-on-man action, and Disney will teach Chinese kids words like "Mickey," "Mouse," and "Sew that Mickey Mouse hoodie faster."
07/21/2011
00:06

Sign Off - Space Robot
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Stephen does the space robot with a box of tissues.
07/21/2011
04:09

Death of America's Space Program
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America ends its space program, making Stephen's astronauts skills as obsolete as dodo husbandry, Zune programming and American manufacturing.
07/21/2011
00:34

Intro - 7/21/11
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Schools should only teach gay history if they teach gay is history, "The Today Show" cooking segment gets out of control, and neuroscientist David Eagleman talks brains.
07/21/2011
05:45

David Eagleman
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman likens the brain to a neural Parliament with different political parties that are battling it out to steer the ship of state.
07/21/2011
04:06

NBC: No Butt Coverage
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NBC's boob week is just a cheap ratings grope, so Stephen calls on Colbert Nation to demand equal time for the booty.
07/21/2011
06:45

Brian Cox
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Particle physicist Brian Cox talks about the future of the universe and the possibility of the Higgs boson particle.
07/25/2011
05:46

Vaginal Puppeteering vs. D**k Scrub
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Summer's Eve's ad campaign features talking vaginas, but Stephen wants to target men's deeply troubling genitals for a change.
07/25/2011
03:10

Y2-Gay
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New York's first gay newlyweds, 85-year-old Connie Kopelov and 77-year-old Phyllis Siegel, seal their vows with a kiss on the cheek -- or as they call it, "scissoring."
07/25/2011
05:08

Norwegian Muslish Gunman's Islam-Esque Atrocity
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Just because Norway's confessed murderer is a blond, blue-eyed, Norwegian-born, anti-Muslim crusader doesn't mean he's not a swarthy, ululating madman.
07/25/2011
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