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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Interpreting the laws, including the Constitution as fundamental law, belongs to the courts Interpreting the laws, including theConstitution as fundamental law, belongsto the courts Last stated 238 years ago 28 May 1788 AH Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1788-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rightly interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document — tap to centre the map on it Rightly interpreted, theConstitution is a glorious libertydocument Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Observing the Rule of Law is what most clearly separates a free country from arbitrary government — tap to centre the map on it Observing the Rule of Law is whatmost clearly separates a freecountry from arbitrary government FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: A constitution comes before government, which is only its creature — tap to centre the map on it A constitution comes beforegovernment, which is only itscreature TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people's character and situation must determine what government fits them — tap to centre the map on it A people's character and situationmust determine what government fitsthem Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Citizens must know what the laws say in order to obey them. — tap to centre the map on it Citizens must know what the laws sayin order to obey them. Last stated 8 years ago 22 Oct 2018 HL Håkon Wium Lie — holds since 2018-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive — tap to centre the map on it The judiciary should be separatefrom and independent of both thelegislature and the executive JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever can discern truth has a higher authority than the highest judge who can discern only law — tap to centre the map on it Whoever can discern truth has ahigher authority than the highestjudge who can discern only law Last stated 172 years ago 4 Jul 1854 HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The legal profession is the only aristocratic element that blends peacefully with democracy — tap to centre the map on it The legal profession is the onlyaristocratic element that blendspeacefully with democracy AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — 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 ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby 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: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould 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 severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise 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 theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount 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 unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — 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 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 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
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At the centre Interpreting the laws, including the Constitution as fundamental law, belongs to the courts Last stated 28 May 1788 · 238 years ago Holds Alexander Hamilton Read this korrent →