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🇺🇸The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Business / Conservative Newspaper

Premier U.S. business newspaper owned by News Corp. Conservative editorial board favoring free markets, deregulation, and limited government.

Ideology

65.0

Moderate

Economy

81.8

Libertarian

Votes

644

votes

Current Position

Ideology65.0

ProgressiveModerateConservative

Economy81.8

InterventionistModerateLibertarian

ProgressiveConservativeInterventionistLibertarian

AI Baseline

Ideology

65.0

Moderate

Economy

82.0

Libertarian

Weight

100

Summary

Position: X=65 Conservative, Y=82 Very Libertarian Summary: Premier U.S. business newspaper with conservative editorial board. News reporting is respected for quality; opinion section is firmly right-leaning. Ideology X-axis rationale: • Editorial board is center-right to right on most issues • News section maintains higher objectivity standards than opinion • Generally skeptical of progressive social policies • Owned by News Corp Murdoch but maintains editorial independence from Fox News Economy Y-axis rationale: • Strongest free-market editorial voice among major U.S. newspapers • Consistently opposes tax increases, supports deregulation • Favorable coverage of corporate interests and entrepreneurship • Editorial board opposes most forms of government economic intervention • Advocates for free trade, low tariffs, and minimal market regulation

Position History

Apr 5, 2026
Current public positionX 65.0 · Y 81.8Votes 644

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