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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under China China Everything filed under government government Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Around the time liberalism gave way to 'progressivism', the left started being wrong a lot; Democrats were right maybe 85% of the time in 2010, maybe 30% now, Republicans maybe 15%. Around the time liberalism gave way to'progressivism', the left started beingwrong a lot; Democrats were right maybe85% of the time in 2010, maybe 30% now,Republicans maybe 15%. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Certainty about God is eroding at the same rate on the left and the right, and only the starting level differs. — tap to centre the map on it Certainty about God is eroding atthe same rate on the left and theright, and only the starting leveldiffers. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today there is far more consensus on democracy than on liberalism. — tap to centre the map on it Today there is far more consensus ondemocracy than on liberalism. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right — tap to centre the map on it Progressive political thinking hasneglected the value of persuadingothers that one is right Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-04-05 — tap for who they are MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The 2016 US election divide was really about old and young, not liberal and conservative. — tap to centre the map on it The 2016 US election divide wasreally about old and young, notliberal and conservative. Last stated 10 years ago 23 Nov 2016 VH Vi Hart — holds since 2016-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-Americanism has become the default stance of the Democratic voter base. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-Americanism has become thedefault stance of the Democraticvoter base. Last stated 6 days ago 26 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: American conservatives are not out-reproducing liberals to any degree that would change the country. — tap to centre the map on it American conservatives are notout-reproducing liberals to anydegree that would change thecountry. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it Across nine election years since2008, polls were biased againstDemocrats once, against Republicansfour times, and basically unbiasedfour times. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Oct 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress did not slowdown from 1970 to the present,compared with its pre-1970 speed Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2014-01-01 — tap for who they are SA Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — 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 a month 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 competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. — tap to centre the map on it A multi-ethnic nation cannot surviveas a salad bowl in which each groupkeeps its distinctivenessindefinitely. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Around the time liberalism gave way to 'progressivism', the left started being wrong a lot; Democrats were right maybe 85% of the time in 2010, maybe 30% now, Republicans maybe 15%. Last stated 16 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Noah Smith Read this korrent →