Losing the zeitgeist

Sadly, I think Jay Rosen is right:

I watched this entire interview with Jon Stewart (can't find a clip of the whole thing.) https://t.co/tptJbEEpyj Many of you will probably disagree, but to me he sounds lost. Surprisingly inarticulate, no clear POV, dismissive of the asymmetry in our politics— and a minimizer.

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) October 17, 2021

Here’s the whole interview.

I don’t want to be too sour about this. The truth is that Stewart’s always been one of those “can’t we all get along” types when he’s being serious. (His comedy had much sharper elbows.) But this interview didn’t provide any new insights and I don’t think he’s really clear on what’s going on right now.