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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about Europe .
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inflation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it. Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a European exit tax, the EU will try to tax its citizens' worldwide income wherever in the world they live. — tap to centre the map on it After a European exit tax, the EU will try to tax its citizens' worldwide income wherever in the world they live. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US. — tap to centre the map on it American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are largely unaware that they are ruled by people who are obsessed with Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are largely unaware that they are ruled by people who are obsessed with Europe. Last stated 5 days ago
18 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have listened too long to European culture, and the American spirit is suspected of being timid and imitative — tap to centre the map on it Americans have listened too long to European culture, and the American spirit is suspected of being timid and imitative Last stated 189 years ago
31 Aug 1837
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Handing out cheques during Covid and accepting the inflation was less damaging than price controls and rationing would have been. — tap to centre the map on it Handing out cheques during Covid and accepting the inflation was less damaging than price controls and rationing would have been. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. — tap to centre the map on it Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Corner allocations under price ceilings are a distinct source of cross-market misallocation, separate from Harberger quantity loss and within-market misallocation. — tap to centre the map on it Corner allocations under price ceilings are a distinct source of cross-market misallocation, separate from Harberger quantity loss and within-market misallocation. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Alex Tabarrok — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. — tap to centre the map on it Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase. — tap to centre the map on it Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — 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 to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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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 actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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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 lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are