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Myth of Left and Right : How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America
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2023
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Verlan Lewis, Hyrum Lewis
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Political Science
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Studies in Postwar American Politcal Ser.
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"A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily "Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania, "A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily"Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author"Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University"This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University"An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania"The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like "left" and "right" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless." -- Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center"The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization." -- Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama"The book is a useful instrument for stimulating much-needed thought and debate about the ideological spectrum in the US." -- Choice, "A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily "Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania "The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like "left" and "right" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless." -- Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center, "A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily "Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania "The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like "left" and "right" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless." -- Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center "The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization." -- Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania, "Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania, "A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily"Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author"Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University"This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professorof Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University"An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania"The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like "left" and "right" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewishave shown, essentially meaningless." -- Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center"The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization." -- Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama"The book is a useful instrument for stimulating much-needed thought and debate about the ideological spectrum in the US." -- Choice, This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time., "A short, tightly argued, question-provoking "attempt to give a more accurate conception of ideology in America and thereby correct common misunderstandings of ideology among the general public and among the intellectuals who promote these confusions," as they themselves put it in the book." -- Michael E. Hartmann, Philanthropy Daily "Finally, an antidote to political despair in America. Using the best data and social science, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis show us why our current polarization is not inevitable and how it can be resolved. If you ever wondered if our nation can ever unite again, read The Myth of Left and Right today." -- Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania "The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like "left" and "right" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless." -- Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center "The Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization." -- Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama "The book is a useful instrument for stimulating much-needed thought and debate about the ideological spectrum in the US." -- Choice, "Is there a timeless ideological dimension that US political life maps onto? No! This book offers a deft, spirited deconstruction of that idea. It is an enjoyable read." -- David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University "This timely book challenges entrenched ways of thinking about American politics. Even if readers do not agree with the authors on every point, they cannot ignore the powerful critiques lodged here. The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time." -- Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University "An insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale." -- Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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Dewey Decimal
320.973
Table Of Content
IntroductionChapter 1: The Myth of Left and RightChapter 2: The Origins of Left and RightChapter 3: The Development of Left and RightChapter 4: The "Authentic" Left and RightChapter 5: The Persistence of Left and RightChapter 6: The Consequences of Left and RightChapter 7: The Future of Left and RightConclusion NotesIndex
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A groundbreaking argument that the political spectrum today is inadequate to twenty-first century America and a major source of the confusion and hostility that characterize contemporary political discourse. As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people increasingly ask: What is the essential difference between these two ideological groups? In The Myth of Left and Right , Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis provide the surprising answer: nothing. As the authors argue, there is no enduring philosophy, disposition, or essence uniting the various positions associated with the liberal and conservative ideologies of today. Far from being an eternal dividing line of American politics, the political spectrum came to the United States in the 1920s and, since then, left and right have evolved in so many unpredictable and even contradictory ways that there is currently nothing other than tribal loyalty holding together the many disparate positions that fly under the banners of "liberal" and "conservative." Powerfully argued and cutting against the grain of most scholarship on polarization in America, this book shows why the idea that the political spectrum measures deeply held worldviews is the central political myth of our time and a major cause of the confusion and vitriol that characterize public discourse., In The Myth of Left and Right, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis makes the case that public discourse in America today is confused and hostile largely because we are thinking about politics all wrong. They argue that the assumption that the left-right divide is philosophical leads Americans to absolutism and extremism, but the reality is that nothing other than tribal loyalty unites the various positions associated with the liberal and conservative ideologies of today. Further, the book shows why the idea that the political spectrum models competing worldviews is the central political myth of our time., A groundbreaking argument that the political spectrum today is inadequate to twenty-first century America and a major source of the confusion and hostility that characterize contemporary political discourse.As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people increasingly ask: What is the essential difference between these two ideological groups? In The Myth of Left and Right, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis provide the surprising answer: nothing. As the authors argue, there is no enduring philosophy, disposition, or essence uniting the various positions associated with the liberal and conservative ideologies of today. Far from being an eternal dividing line of American politics, the political spectrum came to the United States in the 1920s and, since then, left and right have evolved in so many unpredictable and even contradictory ways that there is currently nothing other than tribal loyalty holding together the many disparate positions that fly under the banners of "liberal" and "conservative." Powerfully argued and cutting against the grain of most scholarship on polarization in America, this book shows why the idea that the political spectrum measures deeply held worldviews is the central political myth of our time and a major cause of the confusion and vitriol that characterize public discourse.
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JK1726.L486 2023

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