Because I live in Europe and travel around the United States with Fox blinders on, I was largely spared the Bill O’Reilly revolution on cable television and syndicated radio, not to mention his wildly popular book series, the titles of which often lead with the word “killing.” Occasionally, suffering from jet lag in transatlantic hotel rooms, I would hear O’Reilly droning on about how the Soviets “killed” George Patton in postwar Germany or how a fellow traveler killed John F. Kennedy in Dallas. But until my oldest son (forgive him, he was distracted at work and needed a gift) gave…