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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 17 Jun 2011 to 28 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about America and infrastructure .
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Europe Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure Last stated 14 years ago
30 Apr 2012
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Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. — tap to centre the map on it America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech — tap to centre the map on it American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech Last stated a year ago
3 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them. — tap to centre the map on it American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. 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: Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure Last stated a year ago
3 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth. — tap to centre the map on it Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover. — tap to centre the map on it The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover. Last stated 15 years ago
17 Jun 2011
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2011-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s. — tap to centre the map on it The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s. Last stated 5 days ago
28 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism. — tap to centre the map on it The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Mar 2023
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Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Dan Wang — no longer holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son. — tap to centre the map on it The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. — tap to centre the map on it The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. — tap to centre the map on it Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Elite programmes stay with tests that cannot separate the best candidates because doing so is a stealthy move in a wider war against merit. — tap to centre the map on it Elite programmes stay with tests that cannot separate the best candidates because doing so is a stealthy move in a wider war against merit. Last stated a year ago
15 Apr 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities and their administrations should remain ideologically neutral toward faculty's political views — tap to centre the map on it Universities and their administrations should remain ideologically neutral toward faculty's political views Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
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Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure
Holds Read this korrent →
America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one.
Holds
American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech
Holds
American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure
Holds
Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth.
Holds
The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover.
Holds
The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
The 2021 crackdown was a bounded correction, and it would take more than a regulatory campaign to defeat China's economic dynamism.
No longer holds
The one-child policy accidentally produced a golden age for Chinese women, who received the education investment that would otherwise have gone to a son.
Holds
The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period.
Holds
Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it.
Holds
Elite programmes stay with tests that cannot separate the best candidates because doing so is a stealthy move in a wider war against merit.
Holds
Universities and their administrations should remain ideologically neutral toward faculty's political views
Holds