43.9% of matchups won
2,892 matchups
Elo 1695
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2025/07/13
mission: Inspire democratic values · Political philosophy · philosophers · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing39%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,972 matchups
55%
picked as hurting wellbeing
920 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Authored Common Sense
- Wrote The American Crisis
- Contributed to Rights of Man
- Advocated for agrarian justice
- Argued against slavery
Based on 2,892 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2025/07/13. Full rankings ·
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