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12 connected korrents · 11 moments from 17 Jan 2020 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Africa before colonisation was not stagnant for lacking states: states formed where they paid, and other arrangements suited other places. Africa before colonisation was notstagnant for lacking states: states formedwhere they paid, and other arrangementssuited other places. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jan 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: States were born in the richest and easiest country, not in hard marginal land. — tap to centre the map on it States were born in the richest andeasiest country, not in hardmarginal land. Last stated 7 years ago 17 Jan 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The newly independent states of Africa were largely European inventions, assembled from peoples who had not previously shared a state. — tap to centre the map on it The newly independent states ofAfrica were largely Europeaninventions, assembled from peopleswho had not previously shared astate. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jan 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies. — tap to centre the map on it Aid to African states has been largeenough to warp their politics andtoo small to transform theireconomies. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Feb 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated 4 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturityprotects a government from temporaryinterest-rate spikes and gives itmore time to adjust to permanentrate increases. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 withprotesters 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: Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian order is more naturalto human societies than democracy,and may prove more durable overtime. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. — tap to centre the map on it Chamberlain's choice at Munich wasunderstandable rather than craven:no democratic leader in 1938 couldhave taken his country to waragainst 92% of its population. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Africa before colonisation was not stagnant for lacking states: states formed where they paid, and other arrangements suited other places. Last stated 21 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Oliver Kim Read this korrent →