The Daily Show: Ears Edition Maduro Faces Judge & MAGA Scrambles to Justify Abduction | Director Park Chan-wook
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Jan 7, 2026 Acclaimed South Korean film director Park Chan-wook, known for works like Oldboy, joins to chat about his film No Other Choice, adapted from an American novel. He shares his 15-year journey to bring the story of a fired company man to life, and how humor and sadness intertwine in his storytelling. Park also delves into why Korean directors excel at satirizing capitalism and warns of the decline of movie theaters as a pressing threat to filmmaking.
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U.S. Abduction Alters America's Image
- Ronny Chieng frames the U.S. abduction of Nicolás Maduro as an unlawful display of power that upends America’s self-image.
- The segment argues the act shifts the country from perceived benevolence to acting like an empire.
Rationalizations Reveal Political Strain
- Ronny Chieng highlights MAGA figures scrambling to rationalize the kidnapping with weak rationales and metaphors.
- He shows how political allies pivot from downplaying regime-change to embracing force and crude metaphors.
Power Over Principle Explained Plainly
- Stephen Miller’s quoted justification — "because we can" — crystallizes a shift toward overt power politics.
- Ronny Chieng presents this as abandoning norms in favor of raw strength and bullying.