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13 connected korrents · 12 moments from 15 Dec 1889 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about government .
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Read this korrent: Reforms with the consent of those affected progress; ambitious plans without it tend to fail
Reforms with the consent of those affected progress; ambitious plans without it tend to fail
JA
Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — 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 the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
RA
Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it
New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
SC
Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Palliative reforms are useless and even harmful when a government faces evils that need a radical cure — tap to centre the map on it
Palliative reforms are useless and even harmful when a government faces evils that need a radical cure
Last stated 137 years ago
15 Dec 1889
JR
José Rizal — holds since 1889-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction. — tap to centre the map on it
Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction.
Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount 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 country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AE
Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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