Literary brawl at Fox News: Bill O’Reilly and George Will go at it over Ronald Reagan’s life and legacy

Turning out a book on Ronald Reagan’s presidency without talking to Ed Meese, James Baker and George Shultz — all of whom are still with us — is the equivalent of writing a history of Europe without mentioning the Reformation. Yet, Bill O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard have done just that with “Killing Reagan.” Bill O’Reilly:  “You’re a hack. Bye.”. Conservative columnist George F. Will has called out BillO for what he describes as a tome of “nonsensical history and execrable citizenship” that will “distort the public’s understanding of Reagan’s presidency.” O’Reilly has characterized Will’s critique as “libel.” It has set off a battle between BillO, Fox News’ bloviating, top-rated