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← Donald Rumsfeld's tendency to use caveats allowed him to avoid accountability for his statements.

13 connected korrents · 12 moments from 25 Mar 2014 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Donald Rumsfeld's tendency to use caveats allowed him to avoid accountability for his statements. Donald Rumsfeld's tendency to use caveatsallowed him to avoid accountability forhis statements. Last stated 13 years ago 25 Mar 2014 EM Errol Morris — holds since 2014-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many US opinion leaders are seeking excuses for conflict through propaganda. — tap to centre the map on it Many US opinion leaders are seekingexcuses for conflict throughpropaganda. Last stated a year ago 16 Sept 2025 JM Jean-Luc Mélenchon — holds since 2025-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lies and jumping to false conclusions after 9/11 led to attacking Iraq. — tap to centre the map on it Lies and jumping to falseconclusions after 9/11 led toattacking Iraq. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PS Patti Smith — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's foreign-policy failures often stem from its policymakers' laziness rather than strategic miscalculation. — tap to centre the map on it A government's foreign-policyfailures often stem from itspolicymakers' laziness rather thanstrategic miscalculation. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The structure of US policymaking incentivizes the use of force and makes it harder for presidents to retreat from their mistakes. — tap to centre the map on it The structure of US policymakingincentivizes the use of force andmakes it harder for presidents toretreat from their mistakes. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 EA Emma Ashford — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 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 central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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
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At the centre Donald Rumsfeld's tendency to use caveats allowed him to avoid accountability for his statements. Last stated 25 Mar 2014 · 13 years ago Holds Errol Morris Read this korrent →