It looks like Bill O’Reilly will be one of the guardians of Donald Trump’s legacy. In December, Trump and O’Reilly will be at the BB&T Sunrise Center in Sunrise, Florida; the Amway Center in Orlando; the Toyota Center in Houston, […]
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“Cruise Thru History” With Glenn Beck, David Barton and Bill O’Reilly
This should be fun: HT: Nick Pruitt
Andrew Bacevich on Carl Becker, Donald Trump, Bill O’Reilly, and the Writing of History
Historian and foreign policy scholar Andrew Bacevich brings these three figures together in a provocative essay about how we write history. Here is just a small taste: Contrast the influence wielded by prominent historians in Becker’s day—during the first third […]
Bill O’Reilly on Writing About the American Revolution From “Top to Bottom”
This is the title of Bill O’Reilly’s next book. The official title is Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence. It will be released on September 19, 2017. In a recent interview, O’Reilly explained why he has decided to write […]
Evangelicals Defending Bill O’Reilly
Katelyn Beaty, an editor at large for Christianity Today and the author of A Women’s Place, wonders why evangelicals (mostly men) who are defending Bill O’Reilly do not seem to show much empathy for the women he harassed. She is particularly […]
Old School
As I write this Bill O’Reilly’s recent book Old School: Life in the Sane Lane is ranked number 19 in sales at Amazon. That is pretty good. I imagine O’Reilly’s firing from Fox might be energizing some of his so-called “base.” […]
Video of the Day
At a Yankee game in 2012: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rl7Qbu-a24&w=560&h=315]
Does Sexual Indiscretion Matter Any More?
Earlier today I was reading a Newsweek article titled “America’s Disgraced Politicians: Where Are They Now?” Several of these disgraced politicians were forced to leave office or surrender influence in society because of sex scandals of one variety or another. […]
Michael Gerson Pulls No Punches on Fox News
As many of you know, Michael Gerson is a conservative columnist for The Washington Post. In his most recent column the former George W. Bush speechwriter tells us what he really thinks about Fox News. Here is a taste: Reading […]
George Will Hits Bill O’Reilly Again…Hard
In his book Killing Reagan, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly argues that when Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 his presidency was, for all intents and purposes, “killed.” In other words, Reagan was never the same after the shooting and […]
Conservatives Fighting Over Ronald Reagan
George Will vs. Bill O’Reilly. I am not really sure I understand what they are arguing about. Something about a meeting and a memo. O’Reilly is in classic form here. He does not let Will finish a sentence. Then he […]