The Biggest Oversimplification in Politics with Hyrum Lewis

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In this episode, hosts Will Wright and Josh Burtram discuss the oversimplification of the left-right political spectrum with guest Hyrum Lewis.

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com In this episode of Faithful Politics, Will Wright and Pastor Josh Burtram sit down with political theorist and historian Hyrum Lewis to challenge one of the most basic assumptions in American political thinking: the left-right spectrum. Drawing from his work on The Myth of the Left and Right, Lewis explains why reducing politics to a single line fails to capture how people actuall...

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Hosts: Will Wright, Josh Burtram

Guest: Hyrum Lewis

Topics covered

• political theory
• left-right spectrum
• American politics
• political assumptions
• historical perspective

Keywords

• politics
• left-right spectrum
• Hyrum Lewis
• political theory
• American political thinking

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Books & works: The Myth of the Left and Right

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