The Wake

Socially conservative, fiscally liberal: these kinds of labels can often be confusing, especially during the election season. And how do all the candidates line up on the political spectrum anyhow?

A research group has developed a Web site where the Average Joe can figure out which political sector he falls into. Be careful, your little green dot may put you right next door to Hitler—or Gandhi.

If you have 20 minutes, you can find out exactly how far you are from the candidate you currently support. The test will fire you a series of statements spread over six pages about financial strategies and social conventions. You will then answer agree or disagree to each statement. Too bad moderates—there’s no neutral stance in the questionnaire.

So elect to take your computer to: www.politicalcompass.org.

For fun, see if you can figure out which historical leader said this:

“The word and working of God is quite clear; that women were made to be either wives or prostitutes?”

A. John Calvin

B. Pope John XIII

C. Martin Luther

C. Lao Tse