Tag Archives: American Political Spectrum

Frank DiStefano: ‘The Left-Right Political Spectrum is a Myth!’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about the American political spectrum. Source:The New Democrat “The left-right political spectrum that many of us were taught is a myth. It doesn’t actually exist. There is no accepted way to line up every idea of the … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Olga Khazan: ‘A Better Way To Argue About Politics’

Source:The New Democrat  “Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different moral codes, which makes arguing about policy complicated. Many people have found themselves locked in debates surrounding the now-suspended travel ban, with little success in convincing the other. “One reason it’s … Continue reading

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Washington Post: EJ Dionne: The Vital Incoherent Center

Source:The Washington Post Again it depends on what you mean by liberal and conservative and you do lump Religious Conservatives, Neoconservatives and Libertarians in with Conservatives on the Right and do you lump in Progressives and Socialists, or Social Democrats … Continue reading

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Richard Eskow: The Populist Moment

Source:The New Democrat  It is hard to describe America from an ideological standpoint as a whole. Because we are such a huge and vast country and then you throw in all of our political diversity. We are a country by … Continue reading

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