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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 11 May 2022 to 7 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about housing .
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25 Dec 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little. Last stated 4 months ago
2 May 2026
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Andy Masley — holds since 2026-05-02 — 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 worse than America's, and Europeans do not discuss zoning as their cause at all. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Samuel Hughes — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For most American housing the largest cost is putting up the physical building, not the land it sits on or the rules attached to that land. — tap to centre the map on it For most American housing the largest cost is putting up the physical building, not the land it sits on or the rules attached to that land. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most apparent trends in American housing are the Bay Area in disguise: a handful of outlier metros drive the correlations people quote. — tap to centre the map on it Most apparent trends in American housing are the Bay Area in disguise: a handful of outlier metros drive the correlations people quote. Last stated 4 years ago
11 May 2022
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Brian Potter — holds since 2022-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform. — tap to centre the map on it The "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The American cities with the highest housing prices have the worst homelessness, and that correlation is the strongest evidence the two are connected. — tap to centre the map on it The American cities with the highest housing prices have the worst homelessness, and that correlation is the strongest evidence the two are connected. Last stated 2 years ago
29 Jan 2025
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Salim Furth — holds since 2025-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States really is short several million homes, and the shortage shows up as a historically low vacancy rate rather than as too few homes per person. — tap to centre the map on it The United States really is short several million homes, and the shortage shows up as a historically low vacancy rate rather than as too few homes per person. Last stated 4 years ago
11 May 2022
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Brian Potter — holds since 2022-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. — tap to centre the map on it A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — 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 own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated a year ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
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Chinese factory workers are more motivated than American ones because what they want has been getting cheaper against their wages while American housing has not.
Holds MH Molson HartRead this korrent →
Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little.
Holds AM Andy Masley
Europe's housing shortages are worse than America's, and Europeans do not discuss zoning as their cause at all.
Holds SH Samuel Hughes
For most American housing the largest cost is putting up the physical building, not the land it sits on or the rules attached to that land.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Most apparent trends in American housing are the Bay Area in disguise: a handful of outlier metros drive the correlations people quote.
Holds BP Brian Potter
The "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform.
Holds
The American cities with the highest housing prices have the worst homelessness, and that correlation is the strongest evidence the two are connected.
Holds SF Salim Furth
The United States really is short several million homes, and the shortage shows up as a historically low vacancy rate rather than as too few homes per person.
Holds BP Brian Potter
A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign.
Holds BP Brian Potter
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Holds EB Eric Berger
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich