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Read this korrent: Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics.
Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Josh Barro — holds since 2026-07-13 — 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
NS
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 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies' pattern of NDAs, big promises, and pushing environmental costs onto poorer communities resembles dark-money capture of local politics more than a runaway-AI threat. — tap to centre the map on it
AI companies' pattern of NDAs, big promises, and pushing environmental costs onto poorer communities resembles dark-money capture of local politics more than a runaway-AI threat.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 a month ago
11 Aug 2026
RG
Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-driven bureaucratic systems will develop their own internal politics and be gamed by the people subject to them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-driven bureaucratic systems will develop their own internal politics and be gamed by the people subject to them.
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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
OK
Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
JB
Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — 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
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — 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
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones.
Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
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Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics.
Last stated 13 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Josh Barro
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Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: politics
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 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: politics
AI companies' pattern of NDAs, big promises, and pushing environmental costs onto poorer communities resembles dark-money capture of local politics more than a runaway-AI threat.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jasmine Sun
Same subject: politics
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: politics
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ryan Greenblatt
Same subject: politics
AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Same subject: politics
AI-driven bureaucratic systems will develop their own internal politics and be gamed by the people subject to them.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Henry Farrell
Same subject: politics
Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies.
Last stated 12 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Oliver Kim
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: libertarianism
Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Jamie Brandon
Same subject: libertarianism
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds Peter Thiel
Same subject: libertarianism
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds Peter Thiel
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: attitude change
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 7 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Adam Mastroianni
Same subject: attitude change
Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones.
Last stated 7 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Adam Mastroianni