The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Jack Goldsmith

Season 17 • 04/04/2012

Jack Goldsmith discusses the liberties and constraints of executive power in post-9/11 America.

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Mohamed Nasheed

Former President Mohamed Nasheed expresses the urgency for democratic elections in Maldives, as well as the urgency for environmental awareness.
04/02/2012
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Moment of Zen - Marco Rubio's Endorsement

After endorsing Mitt Romney, Florida Senator Marco Rubio offers more thoughts on the 2012 GOP candidates.
04/02/2012
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Good Morning Real America

By infiltrating "Today Show" as co-host, Sarah Palin cynically exploits a manufactured notion of herself as a crusader against the lamestream media.
04/03/2012
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Good Morning Real America - Sarah Palin's Courageous "Today Show" Appearance

John Oliver investigates how a high profile conservative like Sarah Palin can infiltrate America's favorite morning show in broad daylight.
04/03/2012
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CourtCenter

While conservatives and liberals exchange convictions about judicial review, the Supreme Court rules to allow strip searches following any arrest.
04/03/2012
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Moment of Zen - Sarah Palin on Pregnancy Weight

Sarah Palin tells "Today Show" how she would react if someone criticized her for gaining weight while pregnant.
04/03/2012
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Tom Goldstein

Law professor Thomas Goldstein believes that it takes a fair amount of humility to be a Supreme Court justice because, otherwise, one can get out of control.
04/03/2012
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Moment of Zen - Headless Chicken Campaign

James Carville offers a colorful analogy for the state of Rick Santorum's 2012 presidential campaign.
04/04/2012
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Indecision 2012 - Endless Suffrage 2012 - Last Bland Standing

After losing another round of primaries, Rick Santorum sells himself short by comparing himself to Ronald Reagan.
04/04/2012
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Racist Timeout

Larry Wilmore explains that the difference between the Trayvon Martin shooting and black-on-black crime is the word "crime," that thing that people get arrested for.
04/04/2012
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Jack Goldsmith

Jack Goldsmith's book "Power and Constraint" argues that, surprisingly, America's governmental checks and balances do a pretty decent job of constraining executive power.
04/04/2012
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Spamalot

Tenth-level techno e-wizard Barack Obama doesn't need to address e-mails with "Hey" to be cool -- he's the president, that's pretty f**king cool.
04/05/2012
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GSA-holes - Can You Make Bill O'Reilly Pay $4.00 for a Shrimp?

Bill O'Reilly makes a rash pronouncement in response to the General Services Administration's exorbitant conference spending, but can Jon change his mind?
04/05/2012
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Anthony Bourdain

"No Reservations" host Anthony Bourdain believes that saying "I'm not really interested in food" is like saying "I'm not particularly interested in sex."
04/05/2012
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GSA-holes

Unless the canteens were filled with cocaine and "bicycle"' is a government acronym for "Japanese f**k swing," the GSA's Las Vegas conference is a disgrace to corruption.
04/05/2012
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Moment of Zen - Shrimp for Bill O'Reilly

Karl Rove thinks Bill O'Reilly deserves good shrimp.
04/05/2012
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Moment of Zen - Mike Wallace Tribute

The late Mike Wallace overcomes obstacles and rudeness to get the story for "60 Minutes."
04/09/2012
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Faith/Off - Easter vs. Passover

Passover celebrants have to take it up a notch to compete with the chocolate eggs and fake grass of Easter.
04/09/2012
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Tim Weiner

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner discusses the 103-year history of the FBI during and after J. Edgar Hoover's reign.
04/09/2012
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Faith/Off

At the White House, President Obama and his staff observe the respective traditions of both Easter and Passover.
04/09/2012
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The Splice Channel

NBC's editing of the George Zimmerman 911 call incurs the judgment of Judith Miller and the conservative media.
04/09/2012
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