Videos
American Carnage
“I’ll keep the shit to shoe level” is a powerful campaign theme when voters are feeling that things are descending into lawlessness.
The Misinformation Age
When we talk about misinformation, we always focus on the producers, never the consumers. But keeping you safe and sorting out the lies from the truth – that’s your job.
American Kleptocracy
When the “Forever Flu” hit America, Washington’s answer was a mountain of money and a sign that said “come steal it.”
The War on Democracy
Democracy doesn’t die in darkness. It dies in plain sight because enough people think democracy is a luxury America can no longer afford.
Explaining Jokes to Idiots: Oscars Edition
As a public service for the humor-impaired, Bill breaks down the joke that led to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Bath Salt Conservatism
If you think the Left has gone looney in recent years, wait’ll you see the current crop of kooky Republican candidates.
World War Me
All issues today – from the pandemic to war – have become a stress test for our reflexive partisanship.
Stop Kowtowing to China
Here’s the deal China offers American companies and celebrities: we’ll give you access to our billion-plus consumers, as long as you shut up about the whole “police state-genocide” thing.
That’s Not Karma
Whoopi Goldberg’s chastisement was not a “karma-gram from the universe.” The word for getting pleasure from someone else’s misfortune isn’t karma – it’s schadenfreude.
Apply Precision to the Pandemic
Bill questions why the same people in medicine who, in private care, always say “get a second opinion” want to allow only one in the public debate.
First Lady Barack Obama
Bill argues that it’s time for the Democrats to break some unwritten rules and find a way to put Barack Obama back in the White House.
Bill Maher the Messaging Czar
Bill dons his “Coach” hat and attempts to guide the Democrats away from a devastating loss in the upcoming midterm elections.
Avatar Time with Bill Maher
Bill explores Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the “Metaverse” and worries that if we get ourselves too far away from reality, we won’t be able to find our way back.
OK ZOOMER
You can either be the fake tits and private jet generation, or the one that saves the planet. But you can’t be both.
Time for a National Divorce?
If we want to halt this descent into civil war, we have to stop hating each other.
The Slow-Moving Coup
My dark prediction for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Almost InstaFamous
Getting paid to do nothing has become this generation’s highest goal.
The Black National Anthem
New Rule: We need to unite as one nation, who come together and sing one anthem. It doesn’t have to be the one we currently use, but it has to be just one.
Snitch Nation
Being a tattletale used to be a bad thing, but now America is “Snitchlandia,” where you can’t trust your neighbors and you’re always looking over your shoulder.
The Lesson of Afghanistan
Blind hatred of America is just as blinkered as blind love. And we Americans should look at the situation in Afghanistan to really get some perspective about where we live.
Your Phone is Turning You into an Asshole
Apple should admit that the problem with their phones isn’t just what people might store on them, it’s the phones themselves.
Leave Matt Damon Alone
Bill gives some advice to Matt Damon, who is often caught in cancel culture quicksand: stop hunting for goodwill, you’re not gonna find much in this country.
The Big Liars
Unremarkable people can get a remarkable life in Congress – and that’s what keeps the average Republican backbencher in Donald Trump’s thrall.
The Woke Olympics
Bill implores liberals not to ruin the Olympics with phony outrage over old jokes and claims of cultural appropriation.
America Has a Drinking Problem
Bill stages an intervention for the Americans using liquor to take the edge off of their pandemic-exacerbated anxiety.
Getting It in the Nuts
Bill tells officials in drought-stricken California that it’s time to make a choice about water: getting it in the people, or getting it in the nuts.
Progressophobia
In his editorial New Rule, Bill argues that there’s a brain disorder affecting liberals that makes them incapable of recognizing the progress we’ve made on racism, sexism, and homophobia.
The College Scam
Bill delves into what ‘higher education’ in America really is: a racket that sells you a very expensive ticket to the upper middle class.
The Fault in Our Stars
In his editorial New Rule, Bill tells celebrities running for office: “You’re not good enough. You’re not smart enough. And doggone it, it completely doesn’t matter that people like you.”
Sex, Drugs & GOP
In his editorial New Rule, Bill reminds Democrats that they’re supposed to be the party of free love and good times – and to leave the uptight fun-sucking to Republicans.
Crypto Mania!
In his editorial New Rule, Bill explores the global cryptocurrency craze and the threat it poses to our economy and the environment.
OK Boomer
Ageism is the last acceptable prejudice in this country, but Joe Biden is the right man for this moment precisely because he IS old.
Give It to Me Straight, Doc
Bill calls on the medical establishment, media, and politicians to cut the spin and stick to the facts about public health threats.
The Debbies
Bill gives two thumbs down to the trend of virtue-signaling Oscar films.
Beware the Roaring 20’s
If we’re going to have a new Roaring ‘20s, let’s do it this time without the two things that made the last one suck: Prohibition and a Depression at the end of it.
Equality of Outcomes
Bill explores the woke philosophy of “equality of outcomes,” and how it plays into an increasingly vapid, entitled, famous-for-nothing culture.
Losing to China
Bill warns Americans that while they’re busy obsessing over silly culture wars, China is overtaking them on the world stage.
National Chill the F**k Out Month
Bill dedicates his editorial New Rule to raising awareness about the growing epidemic of raising awareness.
Megyn Kelly on Race in Education
Journalist and podcast host Megyn Kelly joins Bill to discuss whether progressives’ overwhelming focus on race in the social justice movement will have the opposite effect of the one they intend.
Cancel Culture is Over Party
Bill calls on liberals to “stand their ground” when the woke mob comes for them over a ridiculous past offense.
Not In It Together
“We’re in this together” is the new “Thank you for your service” – just something to say to the people doing the dirty work so we can feel better about not doing it ourselves.
America’s Mass Delusion
It’s fun to laugh at QAnon, but if you accord religious faith the kind of exalted respect we do here in America, you’ve already lost the argument that mass delusion is bad.
The Baldy Awards
Bill’s “bringing unsexy back” with a new award honoring dull, dedicated civil servants who know how to make actual progress, as opposed to doing progressive theater.
Hello, Douchebags!
Donald Trump may be gone, but there’s a new generation of right-wing Republican nutjobs that you’ll be cursing out for years to come.
Pack Your Sh*t and Go
There’s no convincing Donald Trump that he lost the election, but Bill Maher gives it a try.
The Tragedy of Trump Voters
Bill calls on Democrats not to write off all Trump voters as deplorable and asks Republicans to consider whether some of their anger is misdirected.
Strife of the Party
Bill implores Democrats to use common sense and tone down the hypersensitive wokeness that drove voters to Trump.
Rodeo & Juliet
If there’s one thing America needs right now, it’s a symbol of reconciliation between red and blue America.
Skip the Civil War
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher urges Americans to skip the post-election civil war and go straight to reconciliation.
American Ninja Warrior: Democracy Edition
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher argues that Republican voter suppression tactics have turned our election system into an obstacle course.