* He’s back on TV. Jon Stewart is the executive producer and host of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” now streaming on Apple TV+. It’s not a reboot of “The Daily Show.” Stewart hosts a panel of experts to discuss societal problems and solutions. One issue per hourly segment. And, yes, political satire is still a component.
* As for those recent (Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes) Fox-pundit departures (over Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 conspiracy riffs), what the hell took so long? They had been there for a dozen years. At least Shepard Smith bailed out in 2019.
* Bookstore reality: Roughly half of all paperback and hard back purchases in the U.S. are made on Amazon.