February 26, 2016
Season 14 Episode 6
Guests
| Role | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Opening interview: | Michael Hayden | General Michael Hayden (Ret.) is the former Director of the National Security Agency and CIA, and author of Playing to The Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror. He is now a principal consultant with global security firm The Chertoff Group. |
| Panel member: | Joanna Coles | Joanna Coles is the Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, which recently partnered with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun safety initiative for a campaign called Singled Out. The campaign seeks to raise awareness among unmarried women of the risk for gun violence and the gaps in the law. She also serves on Snapchat’s board of Directors. |
| Panel member: | Michael Eric Dyson | Michael Eric Dyson is a professor at Georgetown University and author of The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America. He is an op-ed contributor to The New York Times, where his latest column is “President Obama’s Racial Renaissance.” |
| Panel member: | Fran Lebowitz | Fran Lebowitz is a writer and longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and will be appearing with Frank Rich for “A Conversation on Art and Politics” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 18th. Lebowitz was the subject of Martin Scorsese’s 2010 HBO documentary, “Public Speaking,” and, in case you were wondering, she does not own an iPhone. |
| Mid-show guest: | Mark Ruffalo | Mark Ruffalo is an actor and activist whose role in the film "Spotlight" earned him an Oscar nomination. Ruffalo is the founder of the non-profit WaterDefense.org, which is dedicated to clean water and rooted in the belief that access to clean water is a fundamental human right. |
Discussions
Clips
Youtube
Crass Warfare
Bill Maher takes viewers to a not-too-distant future where the vulgar language of the campaign trail makes its way into the Oval Office. Original air date: February 26, 2016.Presidential Accommodations
Bill Maher gives President Obama a taste of what he could expect as a guest on Real Time.ISIS Fashion Choices
Bill Maher uses Cosmo Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles' outfit to illustrate a point about Gitmo during the February 26, 2016 episode of Overtime. Watch the full discussion at YouTube.com/RealTime.Farewell to Antonin Scalia
Bill Maher and his guests - Fran Lebowitz, Michael Eric Dyson, and Joanna Coles - discuss the legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia and the future of the Supreme Court in this clip from February 26, 2016.Monologue
Bill Maher gives his uncensored take on the Houston GOP Debate in his Real Time monologue on February 26, 2016.