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education 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: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure. — tap to centre the map on it Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progressive politics has a failure mode of treating hard technical and coordination problems as purely political fights to win. — tap to centre the map on it Progressive politics has a failure mode of treating hard technical and coordination problems as purely political fights to win. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences. Last stated 4 years ago
30 May 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. — tap to centre the map on it A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: School reform cannot work, because the system being reformed has no intention of being reformed. — tap to centre the map on it School reform cannot work, because the system being reformed has no intention of being reformed. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minority party can peel off enough opposition-party votes to pass impeachment articles despite being outnumbered. — tap to centre the map on it A minority party can peel off enough opposition-party votes to pass impeachment articles despite being outnumbered. Last stated 4 months ago
22 May 2026
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Josh Barro — holds since 2026-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Governments running pressure campaigns tend to wishfully overestimate how close the adversary is to collapse. — tap to centre the map on it Governments running pressure campaigns tend to wishfully overestimate how close the adversary is to collapse. Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legislators generally lose interest in an issue once the political work of passing a law is finished. — tap to centre the map on it Legislators generally lose interest in an issue once the political work of passing a law is finished. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Politicians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current US government uses false antisemitism accusations to damage and control institutions it views as enemies. — tap to centre the map on it The current US government uses false antisemitism accusations to damage and control institutions it views as enemies. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Trump administration is replacing professional bureaucracy with a corrupt, personalist system that extracts rents through force. — tap to centre the map on it The Trump administration is replacing professional bureaucracy with a corrupt, personalist system that extracts rents through force. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are