Since October 2022, I have anchored a TV show called "Fox News @ Night."Monday to Friday, from 11 p.m.until midnight Eastern time, we cover the news that matters, interview compelling guests, and debate the hottest issues.
And we do it all in a lively, fast-paced hour of plain-talk television, sending viewers off to bed with a solid grasp of what’s happening in the world and a smile or two as their heads hit the pillow.It’s a modern show, and I don’t just mean the little @ sign in the name.I’m talking about our whole approach to the news.
We boil it down and sort it out.We jump right in.
And this last one is important: We call BS whenever it’s warranted.Which is often, given all the crap that’s floating around out there.
And every night, we include a segment that has become the most memorable 75 seconds in our hour-long show.It’s called the Common Sense Department, and nothing I do on television brings me more joy.TRACE GALLAGHER: COMMON SENSE IS ALIVE IN AMERICA.
WE JUST NEED TO LISTENEvery night, I pick something in the news, and I put it through my own filter of hard-earned common sense.You know how TV news works.Every time a major news story breaks—especially a political one—the spin machines start cranking at maximum volume.
Suddenly, you’ve got a "panel of experts" flooding your screen, telling you that what you just saw with your own two eyes isn’t actually happening.They’ll look you in the face and insist everything is "deeply nuanced" or "incredibly complex." But let’s be real: Most of the time, it’s not complex at all. My job is simple, even if it’s harder than it looks.
I react like a normal, intelligent person who’s been around the block a few times, seen the games people play, and isn’t buying the nonsense anymore.You see it, I see it, and we’re going to call it exactly like it is.
That’s why we call it the Common Sense Department.And how do I do it? That’s easy.I rely on the commonsensical lessons I can...