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17 connected korrents · 18 moments on record from 1 Jun 2022 to 7 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about Japan.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under inflation inflation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. American shipyards are unproductive ratherthan expensive: their workers are paidabout what Korean and Japanese shipyardworkers are paid. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial shipbuilding keeps movingto whichever country has thecheapest labour, and America hasnever been that country. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Sept 2024 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in itschipmaker is ordinary infrastructurepolicy — Taiwan, Japan and Singaporeall did it. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Factory-built construction has not raised productivity: the countries that prefabricate most, Sweden and Japan, have had flat construction productivity for decades. — tap to centre the map on it Factory-built construction has notraised productivity: the countriesthat prefabricate most, Sweden andJapan, have had flat constructionproductivity for decades. Last stated 9 months ago 11 Dec 2025 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is the party's censorship, not any lack of talent, that has made China a cultural underperformer beside Japan and South Korea. — tap to centre the map on it It is the party's censorship, notany lack of talent, that has madeChina a cultural underperformerbeside Japan and South Korea. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jan 2024 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy. — tap to centre the map on it Japan's decades of stagnation werecaused by its shrinking working-agepopulation rather than by itsmonetary policy. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Japan's loss of innovation is mostly a finance story: companies can no longer get the cheap plentiful bank loans they had in the 70s and 80s. — tap to centre the map on it Japan's loss of innovation is mostlya finance story: companies can nolonger get the cheap plentiful bankloans they had in the 70s and 80s. Last stated a week ago 29 Aug 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Japanese colonial rule built a far deeper state in Korea than European rule ever built in sub-Saharan Africa. — tap to centre the map on it Japanese colonial rule built a fardeeper state in Korea than Europeanrule ever built in sub-SaharanAfrica. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jan 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging by output kept near potential despite weak private demand, Japan's decades of high debt and low inflation reflect a qualified policy success, not failure. — tap to centre the map on it Judging by output kept nearpotential despite weak privatedemand, Japan's decades of high debtand low inflation reflect aqualified policy success, notfailure. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radicaltechnological breakthroughs and alsorefuse to tolerate uncomfortablyrich people, because the financialsystem it resents is what funds theinnovation. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 KJ Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit inmanufactured goods reduces itsmanufacturing employment below whatit would be with balanced trade. Last stated today 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tariff revenue is real but far too small to make a dent in the American deficit. — tap to centre the map on it Tariff revenue is real but far toosmall to make a dent in the Americandeficit. Last stated 6 months ago 24 Feb 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tariffs on imported components and machinery hurt the American manufacturers they are supposed to help. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs on imported components andmachinery hurt the Americanmanufacturers they are supposed tohelp. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Feb 2026 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The 2025 American tariffs did not reduce the trade deficit they were imposed to reduce. — tap to centre the map on it The 2025 American tariffs did notreduce the trade deficit they wereimposed to reduce. Last stated 6 months ago 24 Feb 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe is not in economic decline; by the measures that matter most it is keeping up with the United States. — tap to centre the map on it Europe is not in economic decline;by the measures that matter most itis keeping up with the UnitedStates. Last stated 4 months ago 10 May 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe's housing shortages are worse than America's, and Europeans do not discuss zoning as their cause at all. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's housing shortages are worsethan America's, and Europeans do notdiscuss zoning as their cause atall. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Jun 2026 SH Samuel Hughes — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hispanic immigrants are integrating into the American mainstream faster than the European immigrants of the nineteenth century did. — tap to centre the map on it Hispanic immigrants are integratinginto the American mainstream fasterthan the European immigrants of thenineteenth century did. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Nov 2023 JM John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. Last stated 3 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago Holds Austin Vernon Read this korrent →