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Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author

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A historian whose books Sapiens and Homo Deus trace humanity’s past and future, and who warns about the political risks of artificial intelligence and nationalism.

Yuval Noah Harari sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly globalist on nation and strongly progressive on culture.

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Where Yuval Noah Harari 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Yuval Noah Harari

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Political views closest to Yuval Noah Harari

Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…98%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…97%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…97%ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.97%

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