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Alexander Hamilton

American founder and first Treasury Secretary, 1755 to 1804

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Backed a strong federal government, a national bank and manufacturing, wrote most of the Federalist Papers, and died in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Alexander Hamilton sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly tech-optimist on technology.

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Where Alexander Hamilton sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Alexander Hamilton

Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…95%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…94%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…93%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…93%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: John Trumbull / Giuseppe Ceracchi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.