The Election Has Given Stephen Colbert a New Lease on <em>The Late Show</em>

Heading into the Republican National Convention, I had been prepared for more of what's been the case more or less since Stephen Colbert took over CBS's Late Show last year. Colbert has neither been as incisive about politics as have been hosts including Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers, nor has he succeeded in the dopier celebrity shenanigans put forward by competitor Jimmy Fallon and network-mate James Corden.