Political view
Paleolibertarianism
Mixes free-market libertarianism with cultural traditionalism and localism.
Associated with: Lew Rockwell, the circle around Ron Paul.
Paleolibertarianism sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly traditional on culture and strongly anti-establishment on institutions.
Where paleolibertarianism sits on eight dimensions
This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.
💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
Leaders in office today who fit
Leaders from history who fit
Similar political views
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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.