I am a big fan of Bill O'Reilly and the book is much like I expected. You will either like it or hate it, although I was somewhat mixed. I find that I agree with him in many respects, but certainly not all....

I would like people that are not fans of his to try this book, it is always good to get a different perspective on life.

Bill polarizes. So anyone who reads this book already has an opinion about the generalities, just not the details of the book. I will review the latter.

More than anything else, this book is a trumpet sounding "reveille," and then "charge!" O'Reilly focuses on tactical issues, as opposed to Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, which is a strategic book, or Ravi Zacharias's Deliver Us From Evil, which is a moral and religious book. All three should be read as a serendipitous trilogy.

As with most of O'Reilly's books, it is a mixture of journalism and journaling. We get the specifics of his battles, the wounds and scars he has suffered in standing for traditionalism. So it is slight on theory, except for the last chapter.

This book has great photos: Calvin Coolidge's Christmas greeting, George Clooney's face frozen mid-shout. My favorites are the archival photos of O'Reilly with vintage 1970s hair. Nixon was right when he said burn the tapes!

I do have a question of nomenclature. The opposite of a Secular-Progressive is not a Traditionalist, but a Spiritual-Traditionalist. O'Reilly makes the case for an atheistic-agnostic dynamic among the traditionalists, but can you show me a traditionalist society that was secular?

One scholar noted, "When the history of human thought shall be written from the point of view of temple worship, it may well be found that temples and the work done in them have been the dominating influence in shaping human thought from the beginning of the race."

Furthermore, there is no hope in secularism. Or more pointedly, there is no progress in Progressivism. Peter Kreeft observed that modernists (roughly equivalent to the S-P) put their faith in the one thing that cannot progress: matter (C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium : Six Essays on the Abolition of Man).

Think about it--S-P reduces everything to matter, which is locked in the prison cell of thermodynamics and entropy. Secular-Progressivism is really Self-Contradictoryism.

Two end points. His fictions President Hernandez in 2020 is really Obama, just 10 years earlier. This is a benchmark as to the rate of change in the culture war--things are rushing quicker than anticipated.

His last chapter on the code of the traditional warrior should be photocopied and memorized. Hopefully some anthology a century from now will include it for required reading in history classes when this era is finally studied impartially.

O'Reilly speaks in the media in an intelligent and logical way with no apologies. He describes the culture warfare perfectly. The "Tag" suggestions for this writer were so negative as to sicken me. In my opinion, none of them applied. What more can I say, I'm a fan.

Written in a easy to read style, this book is full of pithy comments and a refreshingly outspoken view of what is happening in America today. Thank you, Bill O'Reilly!

Bill gets a bad rap. He's a great guy who truly cares about our country, it's people, and our culture and traditions.

It's a quick/enjoyable read.