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Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The decline of empires can lead to the loss of their core territories. — tap to centre the map on it The decline of empires can lead to the loss of their core territories. Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most likely bad outcome is not a takeover but a gradual loss of control and understanding, as fewer and fewer people understand what we have layered everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it The most likely bad outcome is not a takeover but a gradual loss of control and understanding, as fewer and fewer people understand what we have layered everywhere. Last stated 12 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By resisting their kings, the English alone have limited royal power and built a government that can do good but is restrained from evil — tap to centre the map on it By resisting their kings, the English alone have limited royal power and built a government that can do good but is restrained from evil
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared — tap to centre the map on it A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A king who fails to win the realm fails because he does not act, not because he is unable to — tap to centre the map on it A king who fails to win the realm fails because he does not act, not because he is unable to
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Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people — tap to centre the map on it The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people
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Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — 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 2 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 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 12 months 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 3 weeks 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 a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 a month ago
22 Aug 2026
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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 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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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
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are