Reply #3: The reason is the strange axis - this is NOT about liberalness at all [View All]

[karynnj]

This really does not measure "liberalness", but rather some combination of of "moral rules" and "moral order". The meaning of either and how you measure them is likely in some NOT SUPPLIED link.

You do realize that you can plot anything on two axis, but the top left quarter will not always by liberal. (ie you could plot color of hair (light to dark)- x axis vs height of the Presidents - y axis. Note that the Clinton and DWB would be in the "liberal" area as they had light colored hair and are relatively tall.

When you look at the labels, it makes sense - the republicans, who are not libertarians, are the ones that have often tried to encode their view of morality into law - which might be what "moral order" measures. The other axis notes that Carter was highest in moral rules.