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Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under America America Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. A country that builds a national healthservice becomes more aware of its ownexistence, because the experience ofsolidarity is what makes a nation real. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better healthcare for people in other countries protects your own country from epidemics too — tap to centre the map on it Better healthcare for people inother countries protects your owncountry from epidemics too Last stated 7 years ago 15 Mar 2020 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Governments should build better healthcare systems and leave philosophy to individuals — tap to centre the map on it Governments should build betterhealthcare systems and leavephilosophy to individuals Last stated 7 years ago 20 Apr 2020 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: National consciousness, which is not nationalism, is alone capable of giving an international dimension — tap to centre the map on it National consciousness, which is notnationalism, is alone capable ofgiving an international dimension FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot remain a great power if its system serves mainly the wealthy and well-connected. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot remain a greatpower if its system serves mainlythe wealthy and well-connected. Last stated a year ago 25 Jul 2025 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2025-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, butgovernment is at best a necessaryevil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shared fictions like nations and corporations were created to serve us, and trouble begins when people think they serve them — tap to centre the map on it Shared fictions like nations andcorporations were created to serveus, and trouble begins when peoplethink they serve them Last stated 8 years ago 11 Oct 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A multi-ethnic society only gets the benefits of diversity if it deliberately builds a shared national identity. — tap to centre the map on it A multi-ethnic society only gets thebenefits of diversity if itdeliberately builds a sharednational identity. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People believe in an imagined order because it enables them to cooperate, not because it is objectively true — tap to centre the map on it People believe in an imagined orderbecause it enables them tocooperate, not because it isobjectively true YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated a week ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Timothy Snyder Read this korrent →