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Murray Rothbard

Economist

American economist of the Austrian School, theorist of anarcho-capitalism.

«The state is organized coercion: every service can be provided by the market.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Murray Rothbard sits in the libertarian right camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “market”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; devolution: strongly towards “federalism”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”. On sovereignty it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is paleolibertarianism (96%).

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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

PaleolibertarianismThe Pioneer96%$Anarcho-capitalismThe Sovereign Self91%Populist libertarianismThe Anti-Establishment87%

Closest parties in Europe

Independent IrelandIreland61%Freie Demokratische ParteiGermany59%KokoomusFinland52%KeskustaFinland51%

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