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← No human is strong enough to resist the corruption that power brings

12 connected korrents · 13 moments from 4 Mar 2022 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: No human is strong enough to resist the corruption that power brings No human is strong enough to resist thecorruption that power brings Last stated 4 years ago 16 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing of note in this world is allowed to succeed without spawning a counteracting force of haters — tap to centre the map on it Nothing of note in this world isallowed to succeed without spawninga counteracting force of haters Last stated 11 months ago 25 Oct 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-10-25 — 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 justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance — tap to centre the map on it Humans are hard-wired to be of weakprinciples and strong tribalallegiance Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-04 — 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD 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 servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 apretext to dismantle governmentprograms and target researchers andcitizens. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Sept 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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: 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 ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 RD 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 ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB 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 ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre No human is strong enough to resist the corruption that power brings Last stated 16 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →