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Neil deGrasse Tyson

American astrophysicist and presenter

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Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium and host of Cosmos, he argues that policy should follow scientific evidence and that space exploration deserves public funding.

Neil deGrasse Tyson sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly tech-optimist on technology, strongly institutional on institutions and strongly progressive on culture. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Neil deGrasse Tyson 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Political views closest to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…99%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%Secular humanismBases ethics and public life on reason and science rather than religion.98%

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