Also, this reminds me of Bryan Caplan’s theory of the ideological spectrum, which is that thinking of yourself as ‘left-wing’ is essentially expressing anti-free-market sentiment, while thinking of yourself as ‘right-wing’ is essentially expressing anti-leftist sentiment.
Both are defined negatively on this account, and so aren’t ideologies especially composed of evidence for the efficacy of particular policies. Both would both fit a huge range of possible policies versus, e.g., the policy interventions implied by academic economics.
(Unreasonably effective rationality-improving advice given the degraded state of our collective epistemology!)
Also, this reminds me of Bryan Caplan’s theory of the ideological spectrum, which is that thinking of yourself as ‘left-wing’ is essentially expressing anti-free-market sentiment, while thinking of yourself as ‘right-wing’ is essentially expressing anti-leftist sentiment.
Both are defined negatively on this account, and so aren’t ideologies especially composed of evidence for the efficacy of particular policies. Both would both fit a huge range of possible policies versus, e.g., the policy interventions implied by academic economics.