Ham-fisted Nazi analogies and dumb post-Soviet oracles—these are a few of Stephen Colbert’s favorite things. On Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show on CBS, Colbert welcomed actor Nathan Lane and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein to his show to lament the Trump Administration where it was warned that the Trump era will feature pro-Nazi versions of The Sound of Music and that Elon Musk represents the kind of oligarch that arose in the aftermath of the Soviet Union.
Lane was up first, and Colbert asked him, “His administration is purging not just the government but also putting its mark on cultural institutions like The Kennedy Center. He’s the chairman of the board, and he’s appointed his buddies to be on the board with him. What do you make of what he’s doing in terms of what it means for culture?”
An excited Lane replied,…
