Back Porch Files: If "Both Sides Lie" is Your Argument, Listen to This Episode

Your Neighbor on the Left Podcast · Feb 20, 2026 · 13m

In this week's Back Porch Files, I take on one of the most common — and most misleading — phrases in modern political conversation: “Both sides...” You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. But what happens when that mindset becomes an excuse to disengage, ignore facts, or avoid calling out behavior that clearly crosses the line? From media coverage to everyday conversations with friends and neighbors, we’ll dig into how false equivalence distorts reality, dulls justified outrage, and lowers the bar for accountability. Not everything has the same scale, intent, or impact. Pretending it does is…