Why Politics is More than Left vs. Right

And why I nerded out completely and tried to chart political ideologies into Excel.

It’s one of the oldest tricks in the political grifter’s playbook: oversimplify absolutely everything to within an inch of its life. Turn deeply complex ideologies into buzzwords. Reduce centuries of nuanced thought into neat little boxes labelled “good” and “evil” (or “patriot” and “woke commie groomer,” depending on who’s talking). And who benefits fr…