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9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one. — tap to centre the map on it Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mass production is no longer what limits a rich country's military power; trained people and a technological edge are. — tap to centre the map on it Mass production is no longer what limits a rich country's military power; trained people and a technological edge are. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world economy is flat for capital, goods and ideas, and has a legal cliff at the border for people. — tap to centre the map on it The world economy is flat for capital, goods and ideas, and has a legal cliff at the border for people. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Mar 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. — tap to centre the map on it An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Turning expertise into a commodity is democratising, because access to medical, legal and mental-health advice has always tracked wealth. — tap to centre the map on it Turning expertise into a commodity is democratising, because access to medical, legal and mental-health advice has always tracked wealth. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is an unsatiating reason to want wealth that has nothing to do with greed: a classical utilitarian wants resources in order to create new happy beings. — tap to centre the map on it There is an unsatiating reason to want wealth that has nothing to do with greed: a classical utilitarian wants resources in order to create new happy beings. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated 11 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. — tap to centre the map on it A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Aug 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. — tap to centre the map on it American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Once wealth became a function of commerce rather than land, who is rich and powerful became mostly a question of how industrialised a country is.
Holds SP Sarah PaineRead this korrent →
Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one.
Holds OK Oliver Kim
Mass production is no longer what limits a rich country's military power; trained people and a technological edge are.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
The world economy is flat for capital, goods and ideas, and has a legal cliff at the border for people.
Holds LP Lant Pritchett
An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast.
Holds BD Bret Devereaux
Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe.
Holds BD Bret Devereaux
Turning expertise into a commodity is democratising, because access to medical, legal and mental-health advice has always tracked wealth.
Holds BT Bret Taylor
There is an unsatiating reason to want wealth that has nothing to do with greed: a classical utilitarian wants resources in order to create new happy beings.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded.
Holds SG Scott Greenfield
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen
American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen