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Read this korrent: How to realize complex equality in the family is less clear now than in 1980
How to realize complex equality in the family is less clear now than in 1980
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Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected — tap to centre the map on it
Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected
MW
Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Heredity matters more than he understood in the 1980s — tap to centre the map on it
Heredity matters more than he understood in the 1980s
Last stated 9 years ago
7 Feb 2018
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Charles Murray — holds since 2018-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The family matters for how children turn out, but less than once thought — tap to centre the map on it
The family matters for how children turn out, but less than once thought
Last stated 9 years ago
7 Feb 2018
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Charles Murray — holds since 2018-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rising family income since 1967 is not mainly explained by families having more earners. — tap to centre the map on it
Rising family income since 1967 is not mainly explained by families having more earners.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
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Jeremy Horpedahl — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed — tap to centre the map on it
Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed
Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2014-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Industry after industry carries embedded assumptions that made sense decades ago and no longer do. — tap to centre the map on it
Industry after industry carries embedded assumptions that made sense decades ago and no longer do.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Mar 2026
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago. — tap to centre the map on it
Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern technology has made seasonal clock changes far less burdensome than they were decades ago. — tap to centre the map on it
Modern technology has made seasonal clock changes far less burdensome than they were decades ago.
Last stated 4 months ago
17 Jul 2026
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Josh Barro — holds since 2026-07-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it
A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea.
Last stated 9 years ago
3 Dec 2017
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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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 politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America'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 is more likely to raise prices than lower 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 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 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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