🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Open Books). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
40%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Openly labels himself opinion rather than news, but carries false-rated claims and tends to dismiss fact-checks rather than correct.
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Nothing in the record shows incitement; the conflict is rhetorical and format-driven.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
40%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
On-air framing casts the left as an enemy, though his tribute to the late Alan Colmes shows he can do otherwise.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
40%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Runs heavily on grievance and threat rather than an affirmative case.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
45%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Caricatures the opposition as a rule rather than airing its best argument. Consistently presents as an opinion host, but his refusal to correct false claims undercuts his stated standard.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
40%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
The format is built to seal rather than open, with little good-faith cross-aisle interviewing now.
60
7Morality
68%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Dismissive of fact-checks, but credited with a years-long genuine friendship with liberal co-host Alan Colmes.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →