If you’re trying to follow all the political talk

The new issue of Voices magazine is out, and I’ve got this piece about political terminology.

What do the terms liberal and conservative mean? Are there different degrees of left and right? Who are values voters? And what does that even mean?

I always have lots of questions. With the help of a great guidebook on the meaning and importance of different worldviews, I tried to answer some of them in this piece.

The media are trying to define our politics. Be aware of what the language is saying.

Now that the Iowa caucus day is here, we’re going to be hearing even more political talk, it that is possible. In about a week, the media will probably be telling us who the two party candidates are. As if they know…