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Irving Kristol

Considered the godfather of neoconservatism, Kristol united free markets, traditional values, and an interventionist foreign policy, shaping the American intellectual right of the second half of the 20th century.

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Right
Closest Ideology
Neoconservatism
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Edmund Burke
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1920–2009
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal51.2%
    Unitary48.8%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy57.5%
    Autocracy42.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security67.5%
    Liberty32.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation71.3%
    Multicultural28.7%
  • Conflict resolution

    Very strong · Military force
    Military force85%
    Negotiation15%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention16.3%
    Interventionist83.7%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Private
    Public28.7%
    Private71.3%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction25%
    Markets75%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism30%
    Free trade70%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular26.3%
    Religious73.7%
  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive15%
    Traditionalist85%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration57.5%
    Ecologist42.5%

What distinguishes Irving Kristol

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 38.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% Military forceIrving Kristol 85% Military force

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Closest to catalog median

Representation

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyIrving Kristol 58% Democracy

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