TRACE GALLAGHER: Common sense isn't old-fashioned. It's exactly what America needs now

Since October 2022, I have anchored a TV show called " Fox News @ Night ." Monday to Friday, from 11 p.m. until midnight Eastern time, we cover the news that matters, interview compelling guests, and debate the hottest issues.

And we do it all in a lively, fast-paced hour of plain-talk television, sending viewers off to bed with a solid grasp of what’s happening in the world and a smile or two as their heads hit the pillow.

It’s a modern show, and I don’t just mean the little @ sign in the name.

I’m talking about our whole approach to the news.

We boil it down and sort it out.

We jump right in.

And this last one is important: We call BS whenever it’s warranted.

Which is often, given all the crap that’s floating around out there.

And every night, we include a segment that has become the most memorable 75 seconds in our hour-long show.

It’s called the Common Sense Department, and nothing I do on television brings me more joy.

TRACE GALLAGHER: COMMON SENSE IS ALIVE IN AMERICA.

WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN Every night, I pick something in the news, and I put it through my own filter of hard-earned common sense.

You know how TV news works.

Every time a major news story breaks—especially a political one—the spin machines start cranking at maximum volume.