Paleolibertarianism
Branch that combines radical free markets with traditional, conservative cultural values, defending economic freedom, property, and autonomous local communities against the state and progressivism.
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In one sentence
I want radical free markets united with traditional values, with property and autonomous local communities against the state.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Very strong · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Very strong · Free market
Control
- Very strong · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 97% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 36This ideology 99
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 56
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ron Paul
An American politician, Ron Paul popularized libertarianism in the United States, defending the minimal state, individual freedom, sound money, and a non-interventionist foreign policy against the establishment.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyHans-Hermann HoppeEconomist93%
SociallyJavier MileiStatesman and economist88%
EconomicallyMurray RothbardEconomist100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsGustave de MolinariPolitical economist87%
EconomicsFrédéric BastiatEconomist87%
EconomicsFriedrich HayekEconomist86%
PhilosophyAlexis de TocquevillePhilosopher and statesman85%
PoliticsThomas JeffersonStatesman85%
EconomicsLudwig von MisesEconomist84%
Intellectual lifeLysander SpoonerJurist83%
EconomicsMilton FriedmanEconomist83%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Texas (United States)
Liberal-energy regionThe second-largest US state, Texas stands out for its conservatism, its culture of strong individual freedom, low taxation, and a dynamic market economy tied to energy and industry.
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 monarchy86%- SociallyTexas (United States)Liberal-energy region86%
EconomicallyNew Hampshire (United States)Libertarian-fiscal region92%
The most distant
Medieval Iceland (Commonwealth)
c. 930–1262A rare society without a central state, medieval Iceland was organized by local chieftains and an assembly, the Althing, settling disputes through laws and private agreements in a decentralized system close to anarchy.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDutch Republic (United Provinces)1581–179578%
SociallyBritish Empire1837–190177%
EconomicallyPinochet's Chile1973–199095%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Libertarian
- Libertarian
Anarcho-Conservatism
Current that rejects the state but preserves tradition, religion, and community values, defending a spontaneous social order based on customs, family, and natural authority instead of central political power.
- 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.
Closest in other spectrums
- Right
Agrarianism
Republican tradition that idealizes the small landowning farmer as the basis of civic virtue and liberty, advocating wide distribution of land, limited and decentralized government, and distrust of banks, public debt, industry and large cities.
- 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.
- Center
Federalism
Doctrine that organizes the state through a constitutional division of power between a central government and autonomous regional units, such as cantons or states, with their own competencies, independent courts, and mutual checks against excessive concentration of power.
The most distant ideology
Techno-SocialismRadical Left26%