Bill Maher says to bring back 'old America,' the left must tone down radical progressivism On Friday’s episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher argued that to bring back the "old America," Democrats must scale back their more radical progressive ideology. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Comedian Bill Maher waded into a moral discussion during Friday's episode of "Real Time," arguing that society must accept the uncomfortable reality that "bad people" can still accomplish good things.