Position estimated from: Journalism (Snowden reporting): civil libertarian, anti-surveillance, anti-interventionist.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 53 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 27 | toward progressive | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 17 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 8 | strongly toward non-intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 55 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 23 | toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 30 | toward progressive |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 10 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 40 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 51 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 8 | strongly toward non-intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 19 | toward secular state |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Political speech should be legally protected even when it is offensive. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost. | 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 |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.