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← Democracy tends to anarchy, yet it is indispensable to stop all being absorbed into a few

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 30 Nov 1787 to 9 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about democracy.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under government government Everything filed under management management Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Democracy tends to anarchy, yet it is indispensable to stop all being absorbed into a few Democracy tends to anarchy, yet it isindispensable to stop all being absorbedinto a few RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy in schools is dying due to unipersonal management, the General Council's organic structure, and the Teacher Performance Evaluation model (ADD). — tap to centre the map on it Democracy in schools is dying due tounipersonal management, the GeneralCouncil's organic structure, and theTeacher Performance Evaluation model(ADD). Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 RV Raquel Varela — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decline in the cognitive abilities of the American electorate could threaten democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A decline in the cognitive abilitiesof the American electorate couldthreaten democracy. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jul 2026 NW Natalie Wexler — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democracy is confined to a small area while a republic can extend over a large region — tap to centre the map on it A democracy is confined to a smallarea while a republic can extendover a large region Last stated 239 years ago 30 Nov 1787 JM James Madison — holds since 1787-11-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate — tap to centre the map on it A democracy should never let all itsinformation concentrate in one hub,government or corporate YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great danger of democracy is class legislation serving the dominant class — tap to centre the map on it A great danger of democracy is classlegislation serving the dominantclass JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — 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 theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: America led the world economy in the 20th century because it led in education — tap to centre the map on it America led the world economy in the20th century because it led ineducation Last stated 5 years ago 8 Mar 2022 TP Thomas Piketty — holds since 2022-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be — tap to centre the map on it An elite education gives the chanceto be rich but takes away thevaluable chance not to be Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans must prove they are men, above all by spreading education and religion among the young — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans must prove they aremen, above all by spreadingeducation and religion among theyoung DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — 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 politicalcause rather than a technical one,and that is what will destroy publicsupport for it. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 JC 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 teststhat cannot separate the bestcandidates because doing so is astealthy move in a wider war againstmerit. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Apr 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-04-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected — tap to centre the map on it Equality in politics, education andthe economy has not carried overinto family life as expected MW Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Democracy tends to anarchy, yet it is indispensable to stop all being absorbed into a few Last stated c. 1844 Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson Read this korrent →