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Read this korrent: In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature
In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions — tap to centre the map on it
The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The laws of nature need no proclaiming: they are one sentence the whole world approves, do not do to another what you would think unreasonable done to you — tap to centre the map on it
The laws of nature need no proclaiming: they are one sentence the whole world approves, do not do to another what you would think unreasonable done to you
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agrarian law is unjust, since common ownership of the natural earth does not extend to cultivated land — tap to centre the map on it
Agrarian law is unjust, since common ownership of the natural earth does not extend to cultivated land
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other — tap to centre the map on it
In a free country the law ought to be king, 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: Nature made people so equal in body and mind that no one can claim a benefit another cannot also claim — tap to centre the map on it
Nature made people so equal in body and mind that no one can claim a benefit another cannot also claim
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel — tap to centre the map on it
Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel
Last stated 135 years ago
18 Jan 1892
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since 1892-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it
People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs
Last stated 239 years ago
31 Oct 1787
JJ
John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations — tap to centre the map on it
There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the 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 would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 2 years 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 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output 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 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
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
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The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
The laws of nature need no proclaiming: they are one sentence the whole world approves, do not do to another what you would think unreasonable done to you
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Similar wording
Agrarian law is unjust, since common ownership of the natural earth does not extend to cultivated land
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds Thomas Paine
Similar wording
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
Similar wording
Nature made people so equal in body and mind that no one can claim a benefit another cannot also claim
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Similar wording
Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel
Last stated 18 Jan 1892 · 135 years ago
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Similar wording
People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs
Last stated 31 Oct 1787 · 239 years ago
Holds John Jay
Similar wording
There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations
Last stated c. 1795
Holds Immanuel Kant
Same subject: democracy
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Same subject: democracy
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: democracy
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: public debt
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.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: public debt
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.
Last stated 14 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds John H. Cochrane
Same subject: public debt
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Noah Smith