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Read this korrent: Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure.
Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure.
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-functioning reform team within a bureaucracy can end up excusing the lack of deeper structural change. — tap to centre the map on it
A well-functioning reform team within a bureaucracy can end up excusing the lack of deeper structural change.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 May 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it
NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is.
Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are
CH
Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them. — tap to centre the map on it
Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Mar 2023
JF
Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it
When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones.
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. — tap to centre the map on it
A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five.
Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
AP
Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's central government has a stronger record of pulling off politically difficult reforms than any other developing country. — tap to centre the map on it
China's central government has a stronger record of pulling off politically difficult reforms than any other developing country.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Jan 2022
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You have to keep enough understanding of how a system works to fix it yourself, because the alternative is hoping and praying the agent can figure it out. — tap to centre the map on it
You have to keep enough understanding of how a system works to fix it yourself, because the alternative is hoping and praying the agent can figure it out.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline. — tap to centre the map on it
A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline.
Last stated 10 months ago
23 Nov 2025
AB
Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-11-23 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the 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: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it
Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed.
Last stated 2 years ago
4 Mar 2025
FM
Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are
FM
Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are
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