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Error in chart
I've seen this chart a lot of times on the web and it never includes populist. This chart has an error. The lower left should NOT be populist. Populism, a political philosophy urging social and political system change that favors "the people" over "the elites". It comes from the same word as "POPULAR". Depending on what is "POPULAR", populist could be in any area of the square. Totalitarian is correct. Can somebody fix this error? anonymous — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.131.23.69 (talk) 02:29, 1 September 2008‎ (UTC)


 * It does not have to be error-free, just internally consistent, i.e., libertarian theory may be right or wrong but the Nolan chart is supposed to reflect that theory.


 * Populism denies personal freedom because it advocates laws involving social controls, e.g., prohibition, and it also restricts economic freedom, e.g., meat inspections, laws against child labor.  Libertarians call this "statism".  The worst type of statism is totalitarianism.  Laws protecting civil rights, child labour, slaves, public health and safety, etc., may be well-intentioned (unlike totalitarian laws) but they are restrictive of freedom and therefore the opposite of libertarianism.  Populists ask government to intervene in social and economic relationships in order to achieve justice, while libertarians trust the invisible hand to ensure the best possible results.  The Four Deuces (talk) 06:57, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Need for improvement
Usually, other points are added to the chart for "Communist", "Green party", "Republican", etc. --anon

cant thoes partys be matched into the basic 4 that are on the chart?~Knobs

Actually it usually says "Statist" rather than populist which fits in more with libertarian jargon. I don't know about adding Green and Republican parties because they both represent a range of people with differing ideologies. But why don't you go ahead and change it? The Four Deuces (talk) 05:54, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

American Patriot Party Views the Nolan Chart as a Fallacy
http://www.pacificwestcom.com/leftright

They have placed the "Locke Chart" which is based not upon vague political leanings, but on principles of property and other recognizable historical standards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.172.25 (talk) 20:42, 11 April 2011 (UTC)