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Milton Friedman

Economist

American economist, 1976 Nobel laureate, leading figure of the Chicago School.

«Economic freedom and political freedom go hand in hand.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Milton Friedman sits in the libertarian center-right camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “market”; sovereignty: strongly towards “integration”; state: fairly towards “liberty”; environment: fairly towards “growth”. On foreign policy it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is classical liberalism (97%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Classical liberalismThe Rule Keeper97%MinarchismThe Night Watchman96%LibertarianismThe Free Spirit92%

Closest parties in Europe

Iniciativa LiberalPortugal92%Freie Demokratische ParteiGermany91%Sloboda a SolidaritaSlovakia88%Liberal AllianceDenmark87%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.