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writing 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: Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake. Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake. Last stated 2 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it. — tap to centre the map on it Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If academic arguments can be dismissed for reaching politically unwelcome conclusions, there is no point in having academic arguments about politically charged subjects at all. — tap to centre the map on it If academic arguments can be dismissed for reaching politically unwelcome conclusions, there is no point in having academic arguments about politically charged subjects at all. Last stated a year ago
21 Oct 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientists treat a political conflict of interest as something to be proud of, which they would never do with any other kind. — tap to centre the map on it Scientists treat a political conflict of interest as something to be proud of, which they would never do with any other kind. Last stated 4 years ago
29 May 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-05-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The liberal case favours using competition to coordinate human efforts, not leaving things as they are — tap to centre the map on it The liberal case favours using competition to coordinate human efforts, not leaving things as they are
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberals and conservatives should work together, and that is easier when colleagues leave their political differences out of it. — tap to centre the map on it Liberals and conservatives should work together, and that is easier when colleagues leave their political differences out of it. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of. — tap to centre the map on it Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology. — tap to centre the map on it Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology. Last stated 2 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many professors do not write their own newspaper op-eds themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Many professors do not write their own newspaper op-eds themselves. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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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 Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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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 at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — 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 4 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 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are