{"id":2862,"date":"2024-06-10T17:14:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/?page_id=2862"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:51:16","slug":"politics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Where We Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where We Stand<\/h1><\/div>
Where We Stand<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Rauch Review covers the intersection of literature and politics. This page provides a curation of our pieces that explain this intersection and define our terminology, our founder\u2019s politics and our political missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our Definitions of Key Political Words and Terms<\/h2><\/div>

Populism and Leftism<\/u><\/a>
\nLiberalism, Neoliberalism, Centrism and Gradualism<\/u><\/a>
\n\u201cListen, Liberal\u201d book review<\/u><\/a>
\nFar Left<\/u><\/a>
\nThe Progressive Left vs. The Far Left<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Illustrating the Literature\/Politics Connection<\/h2><\/div>

Neoliberals Dominate the World of Books<\/u><\/a>
\n8 Factors That Determine Political Risk-Reward in Fiction Writing<\/u><\/a>
\n3 Fiction Authors Who Exemplify the Neoliberal Worldview<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Bridging the Gap Between Leftists and Liberals<\/h2><\/div>

A Friendly Open Letter to Our Liberal Readers<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4022,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2862","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWhere We Stand - The Rauch Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are some articles that explain Joseph\u2019s political views and terminology, both overall and in the context of the book industry.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where We Stand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are some articles that explain Joseph\u2019s political views and terminology, both overall and in the context of the book industry.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Rauch Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-04T18:51:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Rauch-SocialSharing_Where-We-Stand-.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/josephrauch.com\/therauchreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Rauch-SocialSharing_Where-We-Stand-.webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/josephrauch.com\\\/therauchreview\\\/politics\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/josephrauch.com\\\/therauchreview\\\/politics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Where We Stand - 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