korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other

14 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 13 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about government.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under censorship censorship Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other In a free country the law ought to beking, and there ought to be no other Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans — tap to centre the map on it A people of gods would govern itselfdemocratically; so perfect agovernment is not for humans JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Law will never make people free; people have to make the law free — tap to centre the map on it Law will never make people free;people have to make the law free Last stated 172 years ago 4 Jul 1854 HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, butgovernment is at best a necessaryevil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — 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, theEnglish alone have limited royalpower and built a government thatcan do good but is restrained fromevil VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe 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: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated a year ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — 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 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput 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: 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months 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 ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat 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 person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. — tap to centre the map on it A person's internet presence islargely controlled by largeorganizations subject to thedecisions of their executives. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 PD Preshit Deorukhkar — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. — tap to centre the map on it A platform's failure to moderate orto cooperate belongs in a civilproceeding against the companybefore it becomes a criminal caseagainst its founder. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Aug 2024 MM Mike Masnick — holds since 2024-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it America's power is recovering froman authoritarian grip on free speech Last stated 2 years ago 7 Jan 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1776 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other Last stated 14 Feb 1776 · 251 years ago Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →