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← Root crops resist state taxation better than grain because they can be harvested piecemeal and stored underground.

14 connected korrents · 14 moments from 19 Nov 2019 to 27 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under energy energy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Root crops resist state taxation better than grain because they can be harvested piecemeal and stored underground. Root crops resist state taxation betterthan grain because they can be harvestedpiecemeal and stored underground. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Apr 2026 SJ Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-04-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society structured to resist being catalogued and taxed by a central authority is for the same reason resistant to being reconstructed by archaeologists. — tap to centre the map on it A society structured to resist beingcatalogued and taxed by a centralauthority is for the same reasonresistant to being reconstructed byarchaeologists. Last stated 8 months ago 2 Mar 2026 SJ Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-03-02 — 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 powerhas a hard and low ceiling on totalproduction, because its only realinput is land and the returns tomore of it fall away fast. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cereals will stay an outdoor crop, because the energy to grow them indoors costs far more than the grain is worth. — tap to centre the map on it Cereals will stay an outdoor crop,because the energy to grow themindoors costs far more than thegrain is worth. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Dec 2024 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2024-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do. — tap to centre the map on it A pre-modern countryside produces anenormous amount of food and almostno extractable surplus, which is thehard limit on everything the stateabove it can do. Last stated 6 years ago 24 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pre-modern subsistence farmers were minimising the risk of starvation rather than maximising output, and their apparently backward practices are rational once that is understood. — tap to centre the map on it Pre-modern subsistence farmers wereminimising the risk of starvationrather than maximising output, andtheir apparently backward practicesare rational once that isunderstood. Last stated 6 years ago 24 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either raceinjures whites more lastingly thanBlack citizens BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — 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 ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby 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: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould 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: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks andRomans imposed on the land of theKingdom of Israel. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 ID Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aimingfor fewer white men in positions ofauthority. Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 JP Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade 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 Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Root crops resist state taxation better than grain because they can be harvested piecemeal and stored underground. Last stated 3 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Steven Johnson Read this korrent →