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Everything filed under education education Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under hiring hiring Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Elite programmes stay with tests that cannot separate the best candidates because doing so is a stealthy move in a wider war against merit. Elite programmes stay with tests thatcannot separate the best candidatesbecause doing so is a stealthy move in awider war against merit. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Apr 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-04-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad admissions tests survive on herding: no programme wants to be the one asking for a different exam, even a far better one. — tap to centre the map on it Bad admissions tests survive onherding: no programme wants to bethe one asking for a different exam,even a far better one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Apr 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-04-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting the children most likely to succeed into one school is segregation, not educational excellence. — tap to centre the map on it Putting the children most likely tosucceed into one school issegregation, not educationalexcellence. Last stated 7 months ago 24 Mar 2026 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2026-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Caring for candidates more than anyone else does is an unfair advantage any recruiting team has. — tap to centre the map on it Caring for candidates more thananyone else does is an unfairadvantage any recruiting team has. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. — tap to centre the map on it We accept without difficulty thatpeople differ in athletic or musicaltalent, and refuse to accept thatthey differ in academic talent. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public schools cannot select which students they admit the way a school like Alpha School can. — tap to centre the map on it Public schools cannot select whichstudents they admit the way a schoollike Alpha School can. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. — tap to centre the map on it There is no correct heuristic forscience, so what you need is manyindependent research programmes eachrunning its own bias. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Interviews reward presentation; only a hands-on case study shows how fast a candidate's thinking decays. — tap to centre the map on it Interviews reward presentation; onlya hands-on case study shows how fasta candidate's thinking decays. Last stated 3 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Standardised testing is a good idea badly executed: the tests in common use are the problem, not testing itself. — tap to centre the map on it Standardised testing is a good ideabadly executed: the tests in commonuse are the problem, not testingitself. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Apr 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-04-15 — 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: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it Across nine election years since2008, polls were biased againstDemocrats once, against Republicansfour times, and basically unbiasedfour times. Last stated 3 weeks ago 3 Oct 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics andhas inspired more hate across awider political spectrum than anyother technology Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue — tap to centre the map on it Americans agree on gunresponsibility more than theydisagree, and it should not be apartisan issue Last stated 4 years ago 7 Jun 2022 MM Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it A consistent liberal is not ananarchist MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it A leader too impatient to sustain awaiting game will underminestrategies built on economicpressure and waiting out anadversary. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Elite programmes stay with tests that cannot separate the best candidates because doing so is a stealthy move in a wider war against merit. Last stated 15 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Bryan Caplan Read this korrent →