WATCH: John Oliver dissects the GOP's civil war over the NSA leaks

The Daily Show stand-in finds that conservatives can't agree on whether we should "freak out" or "calm down"

John Oliver
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On Tuesday, Daily Show summer host John Oliver continued his "Good news! You're not paranoid" coverage of the NSA data-mining revelations. After succinctly recapping the controversy, Oliver tees up the theme of the night: Republicans are being torn apart over the NSA leaks.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

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.