
Position estimated from: Daily Wire and books: free markets, low taxes, deregulation and free trade; strongly pro-Israel and hawkish; Orthodox Jewish religious traditionalist; civic rather than ethnic nationalism; free-speech advocate.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 89 | strongly toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 82 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 27 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 57 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 85 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 91 | strongly toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 34 | toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 57 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 90 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 20 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 72 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 14 | strongly toward free market |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 85 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 63 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Hate speech should be a criminal offense. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A country should be willing to use force to defend its allies. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools. | Disagrees | from their record |
| Differences in wealth are acceptable when they result from individual achievement. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Rent controls are a legitimate way to make housing more affordable. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
Closest ideologies
Neoconservatism88% similar positionTraditional Conservatism81% similar positionSocial Conservatism81% similar positionConservative Liberalism80% similar positionNational Liberalism80% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
William F. Buckley Jr.95% similar · CommentatorsTed Cruz94% similar · US politiciansRonald Reagan92% similar · US politiciansMike Pence92% similar · US politiciansNikki Haley91% similar · US politiciansKarl MarxContrasting: 39% similarRosa LuxemburgContrasting: 40% similarPeter KropotkinContrasting: 41% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.