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← Rightly interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document
17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 22 Sept 2026.
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public debt Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Rightly interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document Rightly interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
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Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If later generations are bound by the Constitution, they are slaves of their dead grandfathers — tap to centre the map on it If later generations are bound by the Constitution, they are slaves of their dead grandfathers
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Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Interpreting the laws, including the Constitution as fundamental law, belongs to the courts — tap to centre the map on it Interpreting the laws, including the Constitution as fundamental law, belongs to the courts Last stated 238 years ago
28 May 1788
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Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1788-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberty never exists in the abstract but attaches to something concrete — tap to centre the map on it Liberty never exists in the abstract but attaches to something concrete Last stated 252 years ago
22 Mar 1775
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Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery
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Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accusing the Constitution's framers of building in slavery slanders them — tap to centre the map on it Accusing the Constitution's framers of building in slavery slanders them Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
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Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. — tap to centre the map on it A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure — tap to centre the map on it Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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
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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
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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
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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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 is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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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 a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are