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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 5 Mar 1788 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Choosing officials through select bodies beats popular elections, where party zeal exploits the unwary Choosing officials through select bodiesbeats popular elections, where party zealexploits the unwary Last stated 239 years ago 5 Mar 1788 JJ John Jay — holds since 1788-03-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Certain seductive personality types cause people to override their better judgment not just romantically but also in politics. — tap to centre the map on it Certain seductive personality typescause people to override theirbetter judgment not justromantically but also in politics. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moderation is preferable to zeal in party politics — tap to centre the map on it Moderation is preferable to zeal inparty politics DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtues were contrived bypoliticians, as the offspring offlattery working on pride BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Corruption is better restrained by a wide right to vote than by limiting it to the wealthy — tap to centre the map on it Corruption is better restrained by awide right to vote than by limitingit to the wealthy TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: Yearly elections teach officials humility, patience and moderation, without which power makes men predators — tap to centre the map on it Yearly elections teach officialshumility, patience and moderation,without which power makes menpredators JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rotation in office would bring many advantages if there are enough suitable people to fill the vacancies — tap to centre the map on it Rotation in office would bring manyadvantages if there are enoughsuitable people to fill thevacancies JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: The public's perception of elites is based on a correlation with people who hold positions one dislikes. — tap to centre the map on it The public's perception of elites isbased on a correlation with peoplewho hold positions one dislikes. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to believe that the average position of the opposing political side is more extreme than it actually is. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to believe that theaverage position of the opposingpolitical side is more extreme thanit actually is. Last stated a year ago 1 Oct 2025 MG Micah Goodman — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large asself-sufficiency needs but smallenough for its rulers to oversee AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
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At the centre Choosing officials through select bodies beats popular elections, where party zeal exploits the unwary Last stated 5 Mar 1788 · 239 years ago Holds John Jay Read this korrent →