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12 Feb 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — 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 large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Feb 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aid is not development: transfers can relieve poverty, but the work that actually lifts a country out of it is not work donors do. — tap to centre the map on it Aid is not development: transfers can relieve poverty, but the work that actually lifts a country out of it is not work donors do. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Feb 2025
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Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. — tap to centre the map on it Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. — tap to centre the map on it Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. Last stated 4 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic development happened once in each country, which is why the big theories of why nations get rich cannot be tested. — tap to centre the map on it Economic development happened once in each country, which is why the big theories of why nations get rich cannot be tested. Last stated 4 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: States do not merely defend the power they have: they seize every opportunity to gain more that looks cheap and likely to succeed. — tap to centre the map on it States do not merely defend the power they have: they seize every opportunity to gain more that looks cheap and likely to succeed. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget. — tap to centre the map on it A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: College is not a good career investment for most of the population. — tap to centre the map on it College is not a good career investment for most of the population. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — 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 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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Aid transforms a country only where a capable state with a development plan is already there to spend it.
Holds OK Oliver KimRead this korrent →
Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies.
Holds OK Oliver Kim
Aid is not development: transfers can relieve poverty, but the work that actually lifts a country out of it is not work donors do.
Holds CB Chris BlattmanOK Oliver Kim
Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow.
Holds MH Molson Hart
Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds RT Ruxandra Teslo
Economic development happened once in each country, which is why the big theories of why nations get rich cannot be tested.
Holds
States do not merely defend the power they have: they seize every opportunity to gain more that looks cheap and likely to succeed.
Holds JM John Mearsheimer
A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget.
Holds NB Noam Brown
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
College is not a good career investment for most of the population.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds PT Peter Thiel