@freemo The reason I posted this particular article by Reich is it matches my personal experience. And it shows how moderates and centrists are not the same. I used to live in an area where John Birchers had daily columns in the local newspaper, but at that time I never imagined they would take over the Republican party. The political right now is very very far right, while the far left has stagnated. So Reich is correct on how the distance between the wings is very wide.