Watch The Daily Show belittle China's moon landing

Jon Stewart also returns to mocking Fox News' Megyn Kelly for her "Santa is white" claim

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On Monday night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart tackled some pretty weighty issues, including gun violence and the national debt. But he didn't have much patience for talk about how China's first-ever moon landing over the weekend signaled a grave threat to America's dominance of space.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.