The definition of "conservative," "moderate," and "liberal" are constantly shifting; they're relative terms, and positions that were radical for one generation can be mainstream the next and vice ...

To the Editor: I very much enjoyed Marc Parry’s article about Jonathan Haidt (“Jonathan Haidt Decodes the Tribal Psychology of Politics,” The Chronicle Review, February 3). Much of what he ...

How then could "liberal" and "conservative" have accrued such layers of onus that both words are now regularly used, and understood, as terms of abuse? As Orwell pointed out, language corrupts ...

Liberals vs. conservatives. Conservatives can’t give up on colleges ... Without regard to political affiliation, a conservative, by definition, wants to keep things as they are.

Most liberals are not liberal and most conservatives are not conservative. We might be better off just calling them X and Y, instead of imagining that we are really describing their philosophies.

Over the course of the 2020 election cycle, each candidate has stuck to their overall message. President Trump often speaks of strength, while Vice President Biden underscores the need to heal ...

Conservatives and Liberals Commentator Merrill Matthews wonders why so many people think George Bush's agenda is "conservative." According to his dictionary, a conservative is one who resists ...

Congressional Republicans have become more aligned with President Trump since he first took office. That makes even a single ...

In an opinion a writer offered an inane definition of a liberal and a conservative. ... Letter: The real difference between liberals and conservatives. Jeff Rayner, SaddleBrooke Nov 22, 2024 ...

Dreher is a religious conservative, but many right-of-center writers who are more culturally liberal (at least under pre-2016 definitions of the term) share a version of his fears.

Conservatives’ top negative emotion words included threat sensitivity words, like “attack” and “terror,” whereas liberals’ language was less overtly threatening (e.g., “f**k and ...