Late-night hosts weren’t always so political. Here’s why they changed

If you enter American politics, especially at the highest level, you understand two things: The media will hold you up to unrelenting scrutiny; and the late-night TV hosts will hold you up to unrelenting ridicule.If you enter American politics, especially at the highest level, you understand two things: The media will hold you up to unrelenting scrutiny; and the late-night TV hosts will hold you up to unrelenting ridicule.