Bill O’Reilly, the king of cable “news” for most of the past two decades, has now officially been dethroned/replaced, and his name, like that of a deposed dictator, is barely ever mentioned on the same Fox News Channel where he reigned supreme for all those years. This is the latest in a stunning series of major personnel decisions at the network, which began with the departure of star-maker Roger Ailes. It now leaves Fox News with only one prime time host, Sean Hannity, remaining from their coverage of the majority of the 2016 campaign, over which they had historic influence.

Among other things, this seems like a good time to take a look at the impact the network has had on conservatism.

Now, to the average Fox News viewer, especially those who are big fans of Donald Trump, I am quite certain that this topic is rather open and shut. To them, Fox News is obviously the greatest thing that has ever happened to “conservatism.”