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Curtis Yarvin

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Position estimated from: Unqualified Reservations and essays: neo-reactionary who argues for replacing democracy with a CEO-style monarch.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
71toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
63near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
81toward authoritarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
60near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
30toward non-intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
81toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
65near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
60near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
71toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
98strongly toward autocratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
88strongly toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
45near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
30toward non-intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
45near 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

StatementPositionBasis
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
The head of state should have authority independent of voters and elected lawmakers.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Strongly disagreesestimated
Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal.Strongly disagreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Strongly agreesestimated
National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish.Agreesestimated
The state should be able to restrict public gatherings during political unrest.Agreesestimated

Closest ideologies

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.