Myth of Left and Right

This is more of a 3.5 stars. The book was really interesting. I really liked the historical stuff & peer reviewed citations. I agree that these ideologies change too much to be coherent, especially if we look at the main parties. I also agree with the much larger point on conformity & confirmation bias. I think their solutions for this are decent.

But certain parts of the book felt like they lived in a bubble of their own. Although maybe this is just because of my own biases. For example, I wished they acknowledged the fact Hitler killed socialists/communists or the interview where he said he saw socialists as corrupting the word "socialist" which he used to mean collectivist more generally. It doesn't disprove their point, but rather shows how easily these terms can be manipulated. They also seem to have less to say on the ways leftists differ. Some parts felt a bit condescending and repetitive too. But I guess part of that is a common problem in works that try to challenge ideology and bias. They often end up being a bit biased and condescending themselves.