Topic: Shields And Brooks

A clip from PBS NewsHour features analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields discussing the breakdown of the American system of checks and balances. They address the proliferation of subpoenas for the President's family and the Attorney General. The hosts mock the predictable agreement between the two analysts and the somber tone of the reporting.

A movement of "techno-skeptics" led by Jaron Lanier is gaining attention for protesting planned obsolescence and advocating for a reinvented internet. On the "PBS NewsHour," the "Shields and Brooks" segment is criticized for its lack of genuine conservative representation. The hosts mock a guest from "The Washington Post" who suggested giving Republicans a "lump of coal" for Christmas.