Most days I’ll get at least one email telling me I should go work at Fox News.
It’s not usually said in a nice way.
It’s a knee-jerk response I get when I write critical columns about President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris or other Democrats, which is often. The assumption seems to be that if I don’t have glowing things to say about the folks running the White House then I must be a raging MAGA fanatic – even if I’ve said nothing about former President Donald Trump. You’re either on one team or the other is the common theme of this criticism.
What if you’re not?
This phenomenon is something comedian and New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf has thought a lot about. (And Timpf actually does work at Fox News, as the co-host of the top-rated late-night show “Gutfeld!”)
Timpf is a small-“l” libertarian and independent voter, so she is used to getting a lot of pushback from viewers who expect a more traditionally conservative perspective from a Fox personality. Yet, Timpf’s consistency in her views has earned her respect and loyal followers.
I recently spoke with Timpf about her new book, “I Used To Like You Until ... (How Binary Thinking Divides Us),” which releases Tuesday. I’ve known Timpf a long time and was her journalism teacher at Hillsdale College, my alma mater as well, many moons ago. I’ve loved following her success.
Our interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Yeah, I definitely am a workaholic for sure. This book was inspired in large part by the tour that I went on last year, just meeting all........