John Reginaldo analyzes Jon Stewart's infamous 2004 appearance on CNN's "Crossfire" -- then hosted by Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala -- and how it presaged American political discourse since then. The ...

Crossfire's failing ratings left him looking for new work. A year and a half before his "unpleasant experience" the show had already been bumped from its prime-time slot. Stewart in no way reshaped ...

In the 2004 appearance on CNN's now-defunct "Crossfire," Jon Stewart called Tucker Carlson a "dick," and the exchange later went viral.

CNN said goodbye to pundit Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, and with him likely the "Crossfire" program that has been the granddaddy of high-volume political debate shows on cable television.