The genius and lasting impact of All in the Family hinge on its uniquely inverted pyramid of empathy. On any empirical level, Archie Bunker is the show’s villain. He’s a dinosaur. He’s a relic. (He’s ...

Meathead wasn’t cool. He wasn’t charming. He was earnest, moral, occasionally annoying, and unwilling to let things slide. He asked questions that made everyone uncomfortable, including the audience.

That so many inexcusable things have happened since Trump's re-election does not make his heartlessness toward Rob Reiner any ...

The second episode, “Sammy’s Visit,” features the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., who leaves his briefcase in a cab Archie was driving. When he comes to the Bunker home to retrieve it, he makes the same ...

This is no secret: hate isn't learned overnight. Our president reminds us daily that it isn't unlearned that way either. The late Rob Reiner gave America Michael "Meathead" Stivic on "All in the ...

The grisly murders last week of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, allegedly at the hands of their deranged son, moved me to go back and watch two of my favorite “All in the Family” ...