Bill Gates worries about American competitiveness, high school students get an F in religion and Stephen interviews New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. (0:32)
Stephen encourages countries like Congo and Sierra Leone to give America money first, so that we can one day help them solve their own problems. (4:19)
Marvel Comics' Joe Quesada has bequeathed the shield of Captain America to the only man who has the red, white and blue balls to carry the mantle: Stephen Colbert. (1:47)
Stephen tips his hat to and wags his finger at the people, animals and weather patterns involved in current events, from college students to rain. (4:25)
Representative Cynthia Davis opposes subsidized lunches for low-income children, and Fox News incorrectly identifies Mark Sanford as a Democrat. (02:38)
Mitt Romney gets a wag of the finger for speaking out against polygamy while the Boston Pops get a tip of the hat for having audience members who rumble. (4:30)
Stephen tips his hat to The New York Times after his book hit number one, but wags his finger at neuroscientists at U.C. Berkeley for saying that people need sleep. (3:43)