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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 10 May 2004 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about courage.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Politicians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them. Politicians often avoid the mostbeneficial policies because they lack thepolitical courage or skill to introducethem. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 TH Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adaptations are often most successful when they make clear, courageous choices about what to leave out. — tap to centre the map on it Adaptations are often mostsuccessful when they make clear,courageous choices about what toleave out. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 EW Emily Wilson — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: After fighting back he might stay a slave in form but never again in fact — tap to centre the map on it After fighting back he might stay aslave in form but never again infact FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Becoming sociable and dependent on others makes a person weak, fearful and mean-spirited — tap to centre the map on it Becoming sociable and dependent onothers makes a person weak, fearfuland mean-spirited JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism pushes creators to aim at the largest paying audience whatever cowardice that takes. — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism pushes creators to aim atthe largest paying audience whatevercowardice that takes. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Children should be protected from powerful technologies pushed into childhood and schools with little or no safety testing. — tap to centre the map on it Children should be protected frompowerful technologies pushed intochildhood and schools with little orno safety testing. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 JH Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-10-11 — 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 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it A consistent liberal is not ananarchist MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — 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 withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it A leader too impatient to sustain awaiting game will underminestrategies built on economicpressure and waiting out anadversary. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy exists to settle conflicting claims of conscience by means other than decree or force — tap to centre the map on it Democracy exists to settleconflicting claims of conscience bymeans other than decree or force Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perhaps the optimal outcome for a modern democracy is ongoing alternation in power between left and right — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps the optimal outcome for amodern democracy is ongoingalternation in power between leftand right Last stated 3 years ago 11 May 2023 RB Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate — tap to centre the map on it A democracy should never let all itsinformation concentrate in one hub,government or corporate YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Politicians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Tim Harford Read this korrent →