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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under economists economists Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Debates about inequality commonly confuse inequality with unfairness Debates about inequality commonly confuseinequality with unfairness SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2018 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much disagreement is genuinely rooted in conflicting values or contested facts, not merely a lack of institutional standing for evidence. — tap to centre the map on it Much disagreement is genuinelyrooted in conflicting values orcontested facts, not merely a lackof institutional standing forevidence. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Different people can reason well and still arrive at very different beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it Different people can reason well andstill arrive at very differentbeliefs. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. — tap to centre the map on it Small disadvantages relative toothers hurt more than equivalentsmall advantages help. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Differences between the public's and economists' positive economic views resemble judgemental anomalies in which laypeople and experts systematically disagree. — tap to centre the map on it Differences between the public's andeconomists' positive economic viewsresemble judgemental anomalies inwhich laypeople and expertssystematically disagree. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Apr 2002 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2002-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The same people tend to line up on opposite sides across unrelated issues — tap to centre the map on it The same people tend to line up onopposite sides across unrelatedissues TS Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once accepted, inequality grows contagious — tap to centre the map on it Once accepted, inequality growscontagious JK Jonathan Kozol — holds since c. 1991 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast 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: 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
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At the centre Debates about inequality commonly confuse inequality with unfairness Last stated c. 2018 Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →