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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 25 Jul 2022 to 26 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about immigration .
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America 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: Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. Last stated 11 months ago
14 Oct 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible. — tap to centre the map on it The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Nov 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As every population ages, countries will have to compete for migrants rather than choose freely among them. — tap to centre the map on it As every population ages, countries will have to compete for migrants rather than choose freely among them. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage. — tap to centre the map on it Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Countries have a right to set their own immigration policy, and the assumption that people can be moved between countries with no consequence is empirically false. — tap to centre the map on it Countries have a right to set their own immigration policy, and the assumption that people can be moved between countries with no consequence is empirically false. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities. — tap to centre the map on it Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. — tap to centre the map on it Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — 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 5 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: 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: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan made religion the choice of the individual rather than a right granted to institutions, and nobody in history had thought of that before. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan made religion the choice of the individual rather than a right granted to institutions, and nobody in history had thought of that before. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is not religious and wishes he were: religion is a societal operating system, and every recent replacement for it has been worse. — tap to centre the map on it He is not religious and wishes he were: religion is a societal operating system, and every recent replacement for it has been worse. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted.
Holds LS Lyman StoneRead this korrent →
The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible.
Holds JB Jennifer Burns
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Holds
America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does.
Holds LP Lant Pritchett
As every population ages, countries will have to compete for migrants rather than choose freely among them.
Holds AE Alice Evans
Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage.
Holds
Countries have a right to set their own immigration policy, and the assumption that people can be moved between countries with no consequence is empirically false.
Holds
Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities.
Holds SG Scott Greenfield
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Holds RB Ryan Burge
Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one.
Holds AE Alice Evans
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.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022.
Holds
Handing out cheques during Covid and accepting the inflation was less damaging than price controls and rationing would have been.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
Genghis Khan made religion the choice of the individual rather than a right granted to institutions, and nobody in history had thought of that before.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
He is not religious and wishes he were: religion is a societal operating system, and every recent replacement for it has been worse.
Holds