Dennis Prager Compares the Left and the Right

Truth, Not Politics, Is at the Root of the Left-Right Divide

A Guide to Basic Differences Between Left and Right

The Left Ruins Everything

Next, six articles by Dennis Prager:

Explaining American Leftists: Part I

Explaining the Left: Part II

Explaining the Left, Part III: Leftism as Secular Religion

Explaining the Left, Part IV: Leftist Contempt for Middle-Class Values

Explaining the Left, Part V: Left Vs. Right Is Brain Vs. Mind

Explaining the Left, Part VI: Do Leftists Believe What They Say?

Here is a great video series by Dennis Prager outlining the basic information more Americans need to hear. Enjoy.

Many people – including those who keep up with politics – cannot articulate the differences between the Left and the Right in a way that is fair and objective. In this five-part video series, Dennis Prager does exactly that. In under 30 minutes, you’ll understand the essential differences between the two.

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How big should the government be? And what is its proper role in the daily lives of Americans? The Left and Right have opposite answers.

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When setting public policy, what’s more important: intentions or results? Feeling good or doing good? When it comes to being guided by the heart or by the mind, the Left and Right are very different.

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Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps even a uniquely bad one considering the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow? On this, the Left and Right do not agree.

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The Left and Right perceive the world differently. One side sees it as it exists, accepts fundamental truths and facts–even if they are painful–and then adopts a worldview. The other side adopts a vision, and then views the world through that prism. Which side sees the world as reality? And which as it imagines?

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How do you want to improve America? By focusing on improving and refining yourself? Or by transforming society? The answer to that question will reveal whether you’re on the Left or the Right.