The problem of political myths | Utterly Moderate Podcast

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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Michael Huemer , a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is here to talk about political myths and why they are dangerous.

Political myths are factual claims which are believed by members of a political tribe that strongly support an element of that tribe’s ideology—yet they are demonstrably false or highly misleading.

Professor Huemer has written a book taking a look at how political myths operate among liberals in America titled, Progressive Myths , available on Amazon .

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In his book, Huemer writes that:

“I think truth matters. Society cannot be reli