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← Most of the harm caused by habitual illegal drug use comes from its prohibition rather than the drugs themselves.
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Read this korrent: Most of the harm caused by habitual illegal drug use comes from its prohibition rather than the drugs themselves.
Most of the harm caused by habitual illegal drug use comes from its prohibition rather than the drugs themselves.
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Jul 2021
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That a ban creates a black market is not by itself an argument against the ban. — tap to centre the map on it
That a ban creates a black market is not by itself an argument against the ban.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Charles Fain Lehman — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cannabis prohibition has been a foundation of the drug war and has led to mass incarceration that disproportionately affects people of color. — tap to centre the map on it
Cannabis prohibition has been a foundation of the drug war and has led to mass incarceration that disproportionately affects people of color.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Jun 2019
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prohibition reduces how much of a product is consumed rather than merely moving the same consumption underground. — tap to centre the map on it
Prohibition reduces how much of a product is consumed rather than merely moving the same consumption underground.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Charles Fain Lehman — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Drug enforcement cut casual use and barely touched heavy users, who account for most of the drugs consumed. — tap to centre the map on it
Drug enforcement cut casual use and barely touched heavy users, who account for most of the drugs consumed.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Charles Fain Lehman — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A useful thing should not be banned because it harms some people by accident — tap to centre the map on it
A useful thing should not be banned because it harms some people by accident
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more prohibitions and display of legislation in a state, the poorer the people and the more thieves and robbers — tap to centre the map on it
The more prohibitions and display of legislation in a state, the poorer the people and the more thieves and robbers
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Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it
Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
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Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The health results people attribute to expensive exotic therapies come from a small number of ordinary habits done without exception. — tap to centre the map on it
The health results people attribute to expensive exotic therapies come from a small number of ordinary habits done without exception.
Last stated 8 months ago
21 Jan 2026
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Bryan Johnson — holds since 2026-01-21 — 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 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 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it
A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources.
Last stated 7 years ago
15 Nov 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 a month 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 a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it
A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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