World's Smallest Political Quiz - Robert Poole

To have as many geocachers as possible take the quiz and post their results (and comments!).

Most people think of politics as linear: left vs right, democrat vs republican, liberal vs conservative. This ‘one-dimensional’ characterization of politics is simply inadequate. Much better would be a ‘two-dimensional’ political map, which is exactly what The World's Smallest Political Quiz provides. These two dimensions are (1) 'economic' issues, and (2) 'social' issues. The quiz is designed to help you better understand your political beliefs along these 2 axes. After taking the quiz, post your score when you log this TB. I bet that most geocachers, like most Americans, are freedom loving folks!

There are over 25 “World’s Smallest Political Quiz” travel bugs, each one named after a different person for their contribution to freedom.  I certainly have learned a lot researching this topic and these people!

This TB is named after Robert Poole who co-founded the Reason Foundation (a libertarian think tap) in 1978. He was a member of the Bush-Cheney transition team in 2000. Over the years, he has advised the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush administrations on privatization and transportation policy.

Poole is credited as the first person to use the term "privatization" to refer to the contracting-out of public services and is the author of the first-ever book on privatization, Cutting Back City Hall (1980). He has also written other books such as Defending a Free Society (1984), and Unnatural Monopolies (Lexington Books, 1985). He also co-edited the book Free Minds & Free Markets: 25 Years of Reason (1993).

Poole has written hundreds of articles, papers, and policy studies on privatization and transportation issues. His popular writings have appeared in national newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and numerous other publications. He has also been a guest on network television programs such as Good Morning America, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News Tonight, and the CBS Evening News. Poole writes a monthly column on transportation issues for Public Works Financing.

Poole earned his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and did graduate work in operations research at New York University.