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It’s slackers vs. hippies as two of history’s most spoiled demographics take the flak for society’s ills. Which generation is more vile: Baby Boomers, with their free love, or Gen X, with their free AIDS testing? Is it worse to start off as a hippie and sell out, or to refuse to ever get off the couch to begin with? To decide, Paul F. Tompkins and Andy Daly square off in the court of the Honorable Judge Lewis Black, the ultimate evaluator or evil. Tune in to “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil” every Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. ET\/PT on Comedy Central.<\/p>\n

Also, watch why “The Dark Knight” <\/a> sucks in the recent Root of All Evil Clip.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest clips from Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s slackers vs. hippies as two of history’s most spoiled demographics take the flak for society’s ills. Which generation is more vile: Baby Boomers, with their free love, or Gen X, with their free AIDS testing? 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