Best Episodes of The Problem with Jon Stewart

Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.

Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.

Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?

Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?

The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?

Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it—and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free?

Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?

Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.

Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?

Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?

The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.

America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.

Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.

It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.

We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?

When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.

We’re being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their behavior?

A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?

Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.

No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.