I just sent the following email to Ezra Klein, founder of Vox.com and host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast.
–Wade
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SUBJECT: Critique the “Political Spectrum”
Ezra, I love the show, the format, and how you conduct it. I especially like the concluding three-book question.
I suggest you engage with a guest who challenges the left-right spectrum. I have not heard you adequately explain that frame. Please explore:
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What is “liberalism” and “conservatism”?
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Why do you want to defeat conservatism?
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Does “conservatism” affirm some, or many, valuable principles?
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Do we need another worldview that integrates legitimate elements from each ideology?
I suspect you could consider these issues in a way that would help me and other listeners clarify our thinking on this important issue.
Harry Boyte [“Populism and John Dewey: Convergences and Contradictions”) is one possible guest. Ken Wilber, Trump and a Post-Truth World, (good summary here) might be another.
With great respect,
Wade Hudson
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