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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A democracy is confined to a small area while a republic can extend over a large region A democracy is confined to a small area while a republic can extend over a large region Last stated 239 years ago
30 Nov 1787
JM
James Madison — holds since 1787-11-30 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decline in the cognitive abilities of the American electorate could threaten democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A decline in the cognitive abilities of the American electorate could threaten democracy. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Natalie Wexler — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate — tap to centre the map on it A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A perfect democracy is the most shameless thing in the world — tap to centre the map on it A perfect democracy is the most shameless thing in the world
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plurality of American voters were willing to vote against democracy in 2024. — tap to centre the map on it A plurality of American voters were willing to vote against democracy in 2024. Last stated today
1 Nov 2026
JQ
John Quiggin — holds since 2026-11-01 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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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 the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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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 unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users to install any software Last stated 3 years ago
26 Jan 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
PM
Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. — tap to centre the map on it A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Edward Lucas — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are