Libertarian Monarchism
Current that sees monarchy as a guarantee of freedom and stability, defending a king with limited power who protects property and individual rights and maintains a lean, minimally interventionist state.
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In one sentence
I want a king of limited power who guarantees property and individual rights, keeping the state lean and out of people's lives.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Very strong · Liberty
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Very strong · Free market
Control
- Very strong · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Control
Leans further toward free market than 95% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 64This ideology 6
Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 46This ideology 44
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
A German economist, Hoppe radicalized anarcho-capitalism, defending absolute private property and criticizing democracy as a system that erodes freedom, proposing social orders based on voluntary contract.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJavier MileiStatesman and economist95%
SociallyRon PaulPolitician92%
EconomicallyLeonard PeikoffObjectivist philosopher100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsMilton FriedmanEconomist93%
EconomicsFrédéric BastiatEconomist92%
EconomicsFriedrich HayekEconomist92%
EconomicsLudwig von MisesEconomist90%
EconomicsGustave de MolinariPolitical economist88%
EconomicsAdam SmithEconomist88%
BusinessElon MuskEntrepreneur87%
EconomicsMurray RothbardEconomist87%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Liechtenstein
Liberal-rentier monarchyA tiny European principality, Liechtenstein is a prosperous constitutional monarchy, with strong local autonomy, a liberal economy based on finance and industry, and one of the highest income levels per capita in the world.
Other close countries
Wyoming (United States)
Libertarian-extractive regionThe least populous U.S. state, Wyoming levies no state income or corporate tax, bases its economy on oil, gas, and mining, and combines a strong gun culture with deep distrust of the federal government.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyLiechtensteinLiberal-rentier monarchy90%
SociallyZug (Switzerland)Crypto-fiscal region87%
EconomicallyNew Hampshire (United States)Libertarian-fiscal region94%
The most distant
Dutch Republic (United Provinces)
1581–1795A pioneering modern merchant republic, the United Provinces were a confederation governed by a commercial oligarchy, marked by religious tolerance, free trade, and immense naval and financial power at their height.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMedieval Iceland (Commonwealth)c. 930–126285%
SociallyRenaissance Florence1115–153283%
EconomicallyPinochet's Chile1973–199097%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Libertarian
- Libertarian
Libertarian Conservatism
Synthesis that unites free markets and a minimal state with the defense of tradition, family, and order, valuing individual freedom and personal responsibility alongside the preservation of customs and institutions.
- Libertarian
Hoppean Libertarianism
Current linked to Hans-Hermann Hoppe that unites anarcho-capitalism, absolute private property, and criticism of democracy, defending social orders based on contract, voluntary exclusion, and private authority.
- Libertarian
National Libertarianism
Branch that combines the defense of individual freedoms and free markets with appreciation for national sovereignty and identity, defending limited government alongside border control and the nation.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Confederal Republicanism
Tradition of republics made of sovereign provinces or cantons, such as the Dutch Republic and the old Swiss Confederacy, with local self-government, open trade, armed neutrality and deep-rooted Protestant faith.
- Right
Aristocratic Liberalism
Liberalism before mass democracy: it guarantees civil liberty, property, a free press and a lean state, but restricts the vote to educated property owners, fearing that unlimited popular sovereignty would destroy the very liberties it protects.
- Right
Capitalism
Economic system based on private property, free markets, and the pursuit of profit, in which production and prices are regulated by competition and supply and demand, with individual initiative as its engine.
The most distant ideology
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