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Read this korrent: Leaders are often much older than the populations they govern.
Leaders are often much older than the populations they govern.
Last stated today
14 Oct 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Three in four people globally live in a country led by someone over 65. — tap to centre the map on it
Three in four people globally live in a country led by someone over 65.
Last stated today
14 Oct 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Politicians cannot truly lead if they live only for reelection — tap to centre the map on it
Politicians cannot truly lead if they live only for reelection
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Jun 2022
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Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it
Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Older leadership hinders a tech company's ability to innovate — tap to centre the map on it
Older leadership hinders a tech company's ability to innovate
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate. — tap to centre the map on it
Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People gravitate toward arrogant leaders in uncertain times because they mistake swagger for strength and skill. — tap to centre the map on it
People gravitate toward arrogant leaders in uncertain times because they mistake swagger for strength and skill.
Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 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
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it
A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together — tap to centre the map on it
After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together
Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — 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
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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