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Jonathan Haidt

American social psychologist and author

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Studies the moral roots of political divides in The Righteous Mind and has argued in The Anxious Generation that smartphones and social media harm children.

Jonathan Haidt sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions and leaning libertarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on economy, war and peace and religion.

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Where Jonathan Haidt 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.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Jonathan Haidt

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Political views closest to Jonathan Haidt

Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…99%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.98%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%ConstitutionalismHolds that power should be limited by a written constitution, independent courts and…97%

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