Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst (Bill O'Reilly's Confronting Series)

Confronting Evil examines the concept of evil throughout history, defining it as a choice to make another suffer. The book recounts the deeds of history's worst figures, including Genghis Khan, Caligula, Henry VIII, 19th-century slave traders, 20th-century robber barons, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Ayatollah Khomeini, Putin, and Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the deaths and suffering of hundreds of millions of people. By detailing what these figures did and their motivations, the book explores the struggle between good and evil as a choice that individuals in the Judeo-Christian tradition must confront. The author argues that many people avoid this life decision and look away from evil's consequences. The book emphasizes that inaction in the face of wrongdoing enables those with harmful intentions to succeed.