The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Philip K. Howard

Season 16 • 05/02/2011

Philip K. Howard explains why it's illegal for government authority to take responsibility.

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Moment of Zen - The Nazis

"The Nazis" is a complete history of a culture so evil it started a world war.
04/27/2011
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Longformers - Scared Old People

Larry Wilmore claims that the birther controversy isn't racist -- it's just an opportunity for Republicans to scare old people.
04/28/2011
05:32

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Royal Wedding Excitement in London

John Oliver discovers just how much British taxpayers are looking forward to the most magical day in the history of the world.
04/28/2011
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William Cohan

William Cohan says Goldman Sachs uses its influence with government to get out of trouble, and its tentacles are still everywhere.
04/28/2011
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Longformers

The release of Obama's long-form birth certificate proves thrice and for all that the president was, in fact, born.
04/28/2011
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Moment of Zen - Trump Takes Credit for Birth Certificate

Donald Trump doesn't need to see a copy of Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate now.
04/28/2011
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Big Deady

New Yorkers couldn't be more satisfied that a United States special ops raid killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
05/02/2011
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Moment of Zen - We Just Killed Bin Laden

A student celebrates the death of Osama bin Laden instead of studying for finals.
05/02/2011
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To Kill a Mockingturd - Reaction to Bin Laden's Death

Aasif Mandvi expresses surprise, Sam Bee tries to flip Bin Laden's compound, John Oliver continues to cover the royal wedding, and Jason Jones looks forward to flying.
05/02/2011
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To Kill a Mockingturd

Jon should express some ambivalence about the targeted killing of another human being, and yet he just wants details.
05/02/2011
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Philip K. Howard

Philip K. Howard says government officials are shackled to a rusty 19th century legal infrastructure that doesn't allow them to make choices.
05/02/2011
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To Kill a Mockingturd - Pervez Musharraf Lies About Osama bin Laden

Pakistan just thought Jeff Goldblum had grown a beard and was burning trash at his summer retreat.
05/03/2011
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Moment of Zen - Even Bad Christians Go to Heaven

Gretchen Carlson defends the decision to bury Osama bin Laden's body in accordance with Muslim custom.
05/03/2011
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To Kill a Mockingturd - Pakistani Intelligence

The Pakistani military could have caught Osama bin Laden with a rod and reel or a giant Acme magnet.
05/03/2011
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Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow thinks the media needs to be humble and not get too far ahead of the facts when reporting on the death of Osama bin Laden.
05/03/2011
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Intro - Busboy Glory Days

An audience member remembers Jon doing comedy on Tuesdays and bussing tables on Wednesdays.
05/03/2011
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David Barton Pt. 1

David Barton claims that he doesn't emphasize Christianity when he determines school curriculum.
05/04/2011
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Moment of Zen - Don Imus Doesn't Care How He Looks

Don Imus is talking about Osama bin Laden's death -- he doesn't care how he looks.
05/04/2011
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Face/Off

The White House decides to airdrop the Bin Laden photo into an affluent Pakistani suburb so it won't be found for years.
05/04/2011
04:26

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David Barton Pt. 2

David Barton clarifies that he only made policy recommendations based on the Bible to groups of ministers.
05/04/2011
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The Poll Riser Show

The death of Osama bin Laden seals President Obama's re-election in 2012 and affects stock prices.
05/04/2011
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