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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 27 Oct 1787 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under China China Everything filed under government government Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A larger republic makes it less likely a majority will unite to invade others' rights A larger republic makes it less likely amajority will unite to invade others'rights Last stated 239 years ago 22 Nov 1787 JM James Madison — holds since 1787-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who hold all property in common quarrel more than those who own it separately — tap to centre the map on it People who hold all property incommon quarrel more than those whoown it separately AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people will choose comfort among like-minded individuals rather than face opposition — tap to centre the map on it Most people will choose comfortamong like-minded individuals ratherthan face opposition Last stated 5 years ago 18 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: America was made to be one country for one united people, never split into rival sovereignties — tap to centre the map on it America was made to be one countryfor one united people, never splitinto rival sovereignties Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty of the press may be claimed as a common right of mankind in almost every government — tap to centre the map on it Liberty of the press may be claimedas a common right of mankind inalmost every government DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: The tighter a person's union with others, the smaller and more pitiful they become — tap to centre the map on it The tighter a person's union withothers, the smaller and more pitifulthey become RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democratic peoples love equality more than freedom, and will demand it even in servitude — tap to centre the map on it Democratic peoples love equalitymore than freedom, and will demandit even in servitude AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty — tap to centre the map on it The vigor of government is essentialto the security of liberty Last stated 239 years ago 27 Oct 1787 AH Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1787-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it A cosmopolitan patriotism, grownlarge enough, may overcomenationalism and let us give up war JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — 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 3 weeks 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 7 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 larger republic makes it less likely a majority will unite to invade others' rights Last stated 22 Nov 1787 · 239 years ago Holds James Madison Read this korrent →