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"If liberty is the ultimate goal, then fences that obstruct liberty must be removed," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.

"It doesn’t appear possible to define left and right by their willingness to use government power. At least not without running into loads of exceptions. Throughout history, authoritarians and libertarians have been on both the left and the right," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.

"Libertarianism opposes the initiation of force, but not much beyond that. It is one end of the political spectrum, opposing authoritarianism," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.

In this edition of Nathan Kreider's Misconceptions column on left vs. right-wing philosophy, he analyses a new political compass.

"Individualism and collectivism do not adhere to opposite ends of the political spectrum. There are many examples of both ideologies on the left and the right. Therefore, to say that one side is inherently individualist while the other is intrinsically collectivist would be incorrect," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.

In this latest edition of Misconceptions, Nathan Kreider discusses Thomas Sowell's conflict of visions theory.

"The nature vs. nurture debate is no longer about whether the answer is nature or nurture. A majority of us understand that both play a role in human nature. The question is how much of a role does each play," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.

"But unlike extreme hierarchical systems like fascism, libertarianism is far more egalitarian in its skepticism to government and enforced hierarchies, and tends to be more liberal in regards to gender roles," writes Nathan Kreider.

It would be so much easier if the good guys could align together against the bad guys. The lines would be drawn,...

"Language is the tool by which we communicate and form narratives. If your ideological opponent is the one controlling the narrative, with you simply following along, they have the advantage," writes Nathan Kreider in this edition of Misconceptions.