Position estimated from: The Conscience of a Conservative and Senate record: limited government, anti-communism; later criticized the religious right and backed abortion rights and gays in the military.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 90 | strongly toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 53 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 25 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 60 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 75 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 92 | strongly toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 34 | toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 60 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 59 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 15 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 69 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 12 | strongly toward free market |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 75 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 40 | near the center |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Key positions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Medical gender transition should not be available to minors. | Agrees | estimated |
| Praying or protesting near abortion clinics should be banned within a set distance. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
National Liberalism88% similar positionConservative Liberalism86% similar positionFiscal Conservatism85% similar positionNeoconservatism84% similar positionEconomic Liberalism82% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Thomas Sowell91% similar · CommentatorsPierre Poilievre91% similar · Historical and internationalMargaret Thatcher90% similar · Historical and internationalJavier Milei90% similar · Historical and internationalRonald Reagan90% similar · US politiciansPol PotContrasting: 42% similarKim Jong UnContrasting: 42% similarJoseph StalinContrasting: 45% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.