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This article turns to Hobbes's theory of laughter to determine the role collective laughter plays in democratic politics. After examining the political themes in Hobbes's various accounts of laughter as well as the appearances laughter makes in his political philosophy, I argue that the Hobbesian body politic is a laughing body politic at the moment of its foundation. The individuals who contract with one another to establish a commonwealth perform the same sudden, \"vainglorious,\" and counter-sovereign political enactment as the laughing individual in Hobbes. This notion of a \"laughing body politic\" illuminates how Hobbes—the philosophical champion of sovereign power—provides resources for theorizing the counter-sovereign, democratic possibilities of collective laughter today.

In mid-December 2010, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart asked Congress to address the health care needs of 9/11 rescue workers—which it did. Shortly after, the New York Times published an analysis piece comparing Stewart to the legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. This article explores how collective memory of Murrow was used by both mainstream media and the blogosphere to negotiate membership boundaries of journalism itself, with analysis conducted through textual analysis of online mainstream news texts and blog postings.

The intention of this analysis is to examine The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's coverage of politics and assess the persuasive power of the program's unique brand of humor. Evidence from a content analysis of The Daily Show's \"Indecision 2004\" coverage of the Democratic and Republican Party Conventions shows the program's humor was much harsher during the Republican Convention than it was during the Democratic Convention. While the humor in both conventions was heavily based on self-deprecation and the exploitation of conventional political stereotypes, the ridicule of Republicans focused much more on policy and character flaws. Humor pointed toward Democrats, on the other hand, tended to focus more on innocuous physical attributes. Analysis of panel data collected by the National Annenberg Election Survey during the 2004 national party conventions shows that exposure to The Daily Show's convention coverage was associated with increased negativity toward President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. These relationships remain significant even when controlling for partisan identification and ideology. Attitudes toward the Democratic ticket, John Kerry and John Edwards remained consistent.

Jon Stewart returned as host of “The Daily Show” on Feb. 12, nearly nine years after leaving the role, with a candid monologue on politics and the elections.

Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Jon Stewart and others unveiled the Honoring our PACT Act, legislation that would address toxic exposure among veterans, on May 26.

In the Aug. 10 signing ceremony for legislation aiding military veterans exposed to toxins, President Biden thanked comedian Jon Stewart for fighting for veterans' rights.

Jon Stewart joined Democratic lawmakers in the District on July 28 after Senate Republicans blocked a new plan to help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Comedian and longtime veterans advocate Jon Stewart and Wounded Warrior Project director of Government Affairs Derek Fronabarger discuss their latest efforts on behalf of veterans facing health consequences from exposure to burn pits.