The Tilted Political Compass, Part 2: Up and Down

25 March, 20193 July, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 38 Comments

In this follow-up I describe the two remaining quadrants in my version of the political compass and discuss how they relate to left and right in Sweden and the United States. Read more (15 min, 5100 words).

The Tilted Political Compass, Part 1: Left and Right

1 March, 201925 March, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 31 Comments

I'm not a fan of the popular Political Compass. Here I explain why, list what makes a good 2-by-2 and rederive the meaning of the political left and right. Read more (10 min, 3300 words).