
Position estimated from: The Joe Rogan Experience: libertarian on drugs, speech and guns; supports gay marriage and generally abortion rights; skeptical of trans athletes; endorsed Trump in 2024 but in 2025 called ICE raids "insane".
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 66 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 43 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 16 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 55 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 26 | toward non-intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 70 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 18 | toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 55 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 48 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 15 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 52 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 41 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 26 | toward non-intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 30 | 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 |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Federalism93% similar positionCivic Nationalism90% similar positionConfederalism90% similar positionSocial Market Economy90% similar positionConstitutional Liberalism89% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Thomas Jefferson91% similar · US politiciansRobert F. Kennedy Jr.89% similar · US politiciansTim Pool89% similar · CommentatorsMatt Taibbi89% similar · CommentatorsJimmy Carter88% similar · US politiciansKim Jong UnContrasting: 44% similarAdolf HitlerContrasting: 44% similarBenito MussoliniContrasting: 46% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.