The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 5

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

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Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

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Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

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Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.

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Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.

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Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.

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Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.

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A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.

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Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.

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Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.

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Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.

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Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.

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Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.

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Documentary, "Man on Wire"

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President and CEO, Center for American Progress

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The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.

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Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"

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Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.

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Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.

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It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.

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New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"

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Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

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Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher.

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