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Four Fallacies Regarding the Political Spectrum
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Four Fallacies Regarding the Political Spectrum

Understanding the Misconceptions that Obscure the True Nature of Freedom and Force in Politics

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Craig Biddle
Dec 06, 2018
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“No mind is better than the precision of its concepts.” 1 —Ayn Rand

Let’s begin with three seemingly uncontroversial facts:

First, politics is the branch of philosophy that defines the principles of a proper social system, including the proper functions of government. Politics addresses the questions: “What should people be free to do? What should they be …

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