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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under gun policy gun policy Everything filed under democracy democracy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Growing public unreasonableness and contradictory demands are a major cause of persistently low approval ratings for politicians of both parties. Growing public unreasonableness andcontradictory demands are a major cause ofpersistently low approval ratings forpoliticians of both parties. Last stated 4 months ago 17 Jul 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-07-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perpetually increasing polarization means that fewer states are competitive, there is less ticket-splitting, and candidate effects are weaker. — tap to centre the map on it Perpetually increasing polarizationmeans that fewer states arecompetitive, there is lessticket-splitting, and candidateeffects are weaker. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many normally safe legislative seats becoming competitive requires weak candidates in addition to a historically unpopular president, not presidential unpopularity alone. — tap to centre the map on it Many normally safe legislative seatsbecoming competitive requires weakcandidates in addition to ahistorically unpopular president,not presidential unpopularity alone. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Politicians increasingly govern by what polls well rather than by what actually produces outcomes voters are satisfied with. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians increasingly govern bywhat polls well rather than by whatactually produces outcomes votersare satisfied with. Last stated 4 months ago 17 Jul 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-07-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Politicians prioritize their own interests over the wellbeing of their country, leading to a loss of public trust. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians prioritize their owninterests over the wellbeing oftheir country, leading to a loss ofpublic trust. Last stated a week ago 29 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: In one-party dominant states, a nomination process where winning the nomination guarantees office tends to produce weaker retail politicians. — tap to centre the map on it In one-party dominant states, anomination process where winning thenomination guarantees office tendsto produce weaker retailpoliticians. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cautious expert race ratings, like Cook's, are misaligned with the long history of strong opposition performance in midterms under unpopular presidents. — tap to centre the map on it Cautious expert race ratings, likeCook's, are misaligned with the longhistory of strong oppositionperformance in midterms underunpopular presidents. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Massive campaign spending has limited effect on election outcomes in a lopsided political environment. — tap to centre the map on it Massive campaign spending haslimited effect on election outcomesin a lopsided political environment. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Politicians routinely underestimate how much the public cares about climate and environmental issues. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians routinely underestimatehow much the public cares aboutclimate and environmental issues. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — 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 border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend wouldbe a monument to corruption thatmakes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Carrying a gun into a no-guns zone to stop an apparent in-progress school shooting makes for an extraordinarily clear case for the choice-of-evils defense. — tap to centre the map on it Carrying a gun into a no-guns zoneto stop an apparent in-progressschool shooting makes for anextraordinarily clear case for thechoice-of-evils defense. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Oct 2026 EV Eugene Volokh — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conservative counts for defensive gun use incidents in 2020-2024 are likely comparable to the count for 2025. — tap to centre the map on it Conservative counts for defensivegun use incidents in 2020-2024 arelikely comparable to the count for2025. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 EV Eugene Volokh — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conservative counts of civilians using guns to stop multiple shooters in 2025 appear to be at least a dozen incidents. — tap to centre the map on it Conservative counts of civiliansusing guns to stop multiple shootersin 2025 appear to be at least adozen incidents. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 EV Eugene Volokh — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Growing public unreasonableness and contradictory demands are a major cause of persistently low approval ratings for politicians of both parties. Last stated 17 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Josh Barro Read this korrent →