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← Post-unification Germany has made many policy mistakes and lost leadership.

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Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under government government Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under tariffs tariffs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Post-unification Germany has made many policy mistakes and lost leadership. Post-unification Germany has made manypolicy mistakes and lost leadership. Last stated 5 days ago 28 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brakewill not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago 4 Mar 2025 FM Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are FM Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The former East Germany is no longer a deeply economically depressed region. — tap to centre the map on it The former East Germany is no longera deeply economically depressedregion. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany's crisis is too deep to be solved by conventional tax, spending, or regulatory adjustments. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's crisis is too deep to besolved by conventional tax,spending, or regulatory adjustments. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 AT Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and revivingmanufacturing would not end theresentment fueling right-wingauthoritarian movements. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich. — tap to centre the map on it Britain and France's refusal tonegotiate seriously with the SovietUnion in the summer of 1939 was thegreat missed opportunity to snookerthe Third Reich. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. — tap to centre the map on it It is not easy to change thedirection of a political system, andidealistic reform plans usually donot work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fall of France in 1940 was half German operational brilliance and half French failure and incompetence. — tap to centre the map on it The fall of France in 1940 was halfGerman operational brilliance andhalf French failure andincompetence. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy. — tap to centre the map on it The recent fall in test scores is arich-world phenomenon, and steeperin several European countries thanin America, so it cannot be blamedon American policy. Last stated 10 months ago 20 Nov 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-11-20 — 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: 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 federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A federal officer can violate theFourth Amendment and the victimstill have no way to sue, becausethe Bivens remedy has been cut backto almost nothing. Last stated 8 months ago 22 Jan 2026 OK Orin Kerr — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. — tap to centre the map on it A threat loses First Amendmentprotection only if the speaker wasat least reckless about it beingtaken as a threat. Last stated 3 years ago 27 Jun 2023 KW Ken White — holds since 2023-06-27 — 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 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 maturityprotects a government from temporaryinterest-rate spikes and gives itmore time to adjust to permanentrate increases. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Post-unification Germany has made many policy mistakes and lost leadership. Last stated 28 Sept 2026 · 5 days ago Holds Tyler Cowen Read this korrent →