In the 21st century, some of the sharpest questions to politicians and other powerbrokers are coming not from serious-minded reporters, but from edgy comedians, such as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher.
I don’t know exactly why this is, but I kind of like it.
Last week Maher put Bernie Sanders on the spot regarding a global warming bill, asking the question that no one–left or right–seems ready for in America today: Why can’t we face unpleasant facts?
Kit Stolz 