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 ...

Archie Bunker, for those of us who are old enough to remember the “All in the Family” television series, was a comical bigot who often argued with his son-in-law, a liberal whom Archie called ...

These are the opening song lyrics for a TV series that first aired in 1971 called “All in the Family.” The show was built around a character named Archie Bunker who shocked the nation with his verbal ...