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Europe 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 society structured to resist being catalogued and taxed by a central authority is for the same reason resistant to being reconstructed by archaeologists. A society structured to resist being catalogued and taxed by a central authority is for the same reason resistant to being reconstructed by archaeologists. Last stated 8 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Root crops resist state taxation better than grain because they can be harvested piecemeal and stored underground. — tap to centre the map on it Root crops resist state taxation better than grain because they can be harvested piecemeal and stored underground. Last stated 7 months ago
3 Apr 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-04-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relieving the poor aggravates poverty; society should be rebuilt so poverty is impossible — tap to centre the map on it Relieving the poor aggravates poverty; society should be rebuilt so poverty is impossible
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Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. — tap to centre the map on it Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaeology's culture names and periods draw lines where there were none, and the people themselves did not care about any of them. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeology's culture names and periods draw lines where there were none, and the people themselves did not care about any of them. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaeological interpretations of human history are biased toward artifacts made of durable materials that survived, not what mattered most to the people who made them. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeological interpretations of human history are biased toward artifacts made of durable materials that survived, not what mattered most to the people who made them. Last stated 8 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Conquest can destroy a government but can never set up a new one without the people's consent — tap to centre the map on it Conquest can destroy a government but can never set up a new one without the people's consent
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John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens
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Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — 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: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. Last stated a week ago
27 Oct 2026
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Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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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 is more likely to raise prices than lower them. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are