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← A pure democracy can offer no cure for the harms of faction

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 22 Nov 1787 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about democracy.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A pure democracy can offer no cure for the harms of faction A pure democracy can offer no cure for theharms of faction Last stated 239 years ago 22 Nov 1787 JM James Madison — holds since 1787-11-22 — 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 itsinformation concentrate in one hub,government or corporate YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A representative government has to actually govern. — tap to centre the map on it A representative government has toactually govern. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 NH Nick Harkaway — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A worldwide consensus had emerged on the legitimacy of liberal democracy — tap to centre the map on it A worldwide consensus had emerged onthe legitimacy of liberal democracy FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since c. 1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy is a deal: when a government breaks it by attacking citizens' basic liberties, citizens are entitled to resist — tap to centre the map on it Democracy is a deal: when agovernment breaks it by attackingcitizens' basic liberties, citizensare entitled to resist Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy is more than a form of government; it is mainly a way of living together — tap to centre the map on it Democracy is more than a form ofgovernment; it is mainly a way ofliving together JD John Dewey — holds since c. 1916 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy is the best device so far for limiting government interference with liberty — tap to centre the map on it Democracy is the best device so farfor limiting government interferencewith liberty BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberal democracy may be the end point of mankind's ideological evolution — tap to centre the map on it Liberal democracy may be the endpoint of mankind's ideologicalevolution FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since c. 1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberal democracy should be defended as more benign than its alternatives and as least limiting of debate about the future — tap to centre the map on it Liberal democracy should be defendedas more benign than its alternativesand as least limiting of debateabout the future Last stated 8 years ago 14 Sept 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-09-14 — 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 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 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
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At the centre A pure democracy can offer no cure for the harms of faction Last stated 22 Nov 1787 · 239 years ago Holds James Madison Read this korrent →