Tuesday
Apr302013
Backstage with Don Borelli
April 30, 2013 Former FBI agent Don Borelli tells us why it's important to try terror suspects in civilian courts.
April 30, 2013 Monday
Apr292013
Culture Matters
April 29, 2013 By Bill Maher
Another lesson we should take away from the recent carnage in the news is that culture matters. And not just when it comes to Muslims. I'm talking about the West, Texas fertilizer explosion. Fourteen people died. Over 160 injured. The accident arguably outstripped the marathon massacre, even though it would definitely make a much less interesting movie.
Monday
Apr292013
New Rules: April 26, 2013
April 29, 2013 Every week, Bill lays down his own laws. Here is the latest set of New Rules from the last episode:
New Rule: [slide: picture of Boston bombers' family] Don't withhold information. Someone could have saved us a weeklong national debate about what the hell went wrong with those bomber brothers by just showing us this picture. Oh, there it is: their parents were Amy Winehouse and Hitler!
Monday
Apr292013
Overtime: April 26, 2013
April 29, 2013 Bill and guests -- Donald Borelli, Jimmy Kimmel, John Avlon, Anna Deavere Smith, Robert Traynham -- answer fan questions from the latest show.
Friday
Apr262013
Craziest Congressman Countdown
April 26, 2013 March Madness is long gone, but fans of needlessly complicated regional matchups rejoice, because Real Time's search for America's Craziest Congressman is about to begin!
This year features some of the kookiest competition yet, as the Nut-Job and Bat-Shit conferences face off in an all-out battle of the boobs. And not the good kind.
Cast your vote and watch Real Time to find out who will ultimately win the distinction of being America's most obtuse official!
Friday
Apr262013
Guest List: April 26, 2013
April 26, 2013 Donald Borelli is the former Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's New York Joint Terrorism Task Force. He is currently Senior VP of The Soufan Group, which provides security advice, research and training for governments, companies and institutions. In a 2010 editorial, Don called on the U.S. to shift from "reactively arresting homegrown terrorists" to "proactively countering the forces of radicalism that turn 'ordinary' Americans into violent jihadists."
Thursday
Apr252013
Those Lovable Freedom Fighters
April 25, 2013 By Bill Maher
What's not to like about the al Nusra Front? They're among the Syrian rebels' most well-trained, well-armed, and well-organized opposition groups. They're so strong and well-positioned that other opposition factions feel they can't afford to alienate them. And this month they literally came out and pledged allegiance to al Qaeda and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Wednesday
Apr242013
Ball and Change
April 24, 2013 By Bill Maher
"How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?" - U2
Earlier this month, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that 53% of Americans now support same-sex marriage. (An earlier ABC News/Washington Post survey puts the number at 58%.) But here's the striking thing about the NBC poll...