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← Democrats lack conviction, while Republicans are full of passionate intensity.

14 connected korrents · 14 moments from 31 Jul 2025 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under war war Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Democrats lack conviction, while Republicans are full of passionate intensity. Democrats lack conviction, whileRepublicans are full of passionateintensity. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most partisans in both parties prioritize winning over ideology or issue stances. — tap to centre the map on it Most partisans in both partiesprioritize winning over ideology orissue stances. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: American Democrats and Republicans are converging toward a one-party political system, in the same form as China's, where elections occur but one party always wins. — tap to centre the map on it American Democrats and Republicansare converging toward a one-partypolitical system, in the same formas China's, where elections occurbut one party always wins. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democrats' polling strength may be concentrated in red states rather than blue states. — tap to centre the map on it Democrats' polling strength may beconcentrated in red states ratherthan blue states. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Republicans are experiencing a significant decline in their positions on various issues. — tap to centre the map on it Republicans are experiencing asignificant decline in theirpositions on various issues. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political party platforms diverge most on issues where the party base cares intensely and the general electorate is apathetic. — tap to centre the map on it Political party platforms divergemost on issues where the party basecares intensely and the generalelectorate is apathetic. Last stated a week ago 22 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Caplan — 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 a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. — tap to centre the map on it A country that builds a nationalhealth service becomes more aware ofits own existence, because theexperience of solidarity is whatmakes a nation real. Last stated a month ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated 12 months ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that Trump might yet helpUkraine is not harmless optimism: itis part of a manoeuvre that buysPutin time. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. — tap to centre the map on it China and Russia have maritimeambitions without understanding whata maritime paradigm actuallyrequires, and neither one has theprerequisites. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Democrats lack conviction, while Republicans are full of passionate intensity. Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Paul Graham Read this korrent →