Ohio native Brian Unger, former correspondent and producer on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is a weekly contributor to NPR’s Day to Day. He is currently the host of Some Assembly Required for Discovery Channel airing in September.

Blog Entries by Brian Unger

FEMA's Fake News Show Unwatchable

Posted October 29, 2007 | 06:48 PM (EST)


FEMA, the federal disaster agency, has apologized repeatedly for conducting a fake news briefing on the California wildfires. In what appeared to be a real press conference, FEMA employees asked questions when no actual journalists were present. As a former fake journalist on The Daily Show, I am filled with...

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The A-Word

Posted July 2, 2007 | 11:25 AM (EST)


When the immigration bill died in Congress, the consensus among lawmakers and policy experts was that an "amnesty" provision doomed the legislation.

Amnesty. Opponents of it say it would be catastrophic to grant it -- an affront to the rule of law. How dare we hand over...

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The Evolution of George Tenet

Posted May 9, 2007 | 03:09 PM (EST)


George Tenet has shown the country -- he can hawk a book like nobody's business. His determination to tell the world "Buy my book!" is awe-inspiring. Watching him work it these past two weeks -- I wonder why we wasted talent like Tenet's on the CIA. This guy shoulda been...

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