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← Serious policy reform requires changing regulations or the tax system, not just behavioural nudges.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 21 Apr 2022 to 26 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under education education Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Serious policy reform requires changing regulations or the tax system, not just behavioural nudges. Serious policy reform requires changingregulations or the tax system, not justbehavioural nudges. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 TH Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even when there is political will for reform, administrative agencies will not reform themselves without outside pressure. — tap to centre the map on it Even when there is political willfor reform, administrative agencieswill not reform themselves withoutoutside pressure. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Politics should aim to change how the country works rather than make small tweaks — tap to centre the map on it Politics should aim to change howthe country works rather than makesmall tweaks Last stated 2 months ago 5 Sept 2026 AB Andy Burnham — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change. — tap to centre the map on it Education systems will not reformfrom within because the necessaryimprovements require too muchchange. Last stated 5 years ago by 21 Apr 2022 AM Amjad Masad — holds since 2022-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-functioning reform team within a bureaucracy can end up excusing the lack of deeper structural change. — tap to centre the map on it A well-functioning reform teamwithin a bureaucracy can end upexcusing the lack of deeperstructural change. Last stated 5 months ago 30 May 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Changing people's habits and behaviour is much harder than technologists realise. — tap to centre the map on it Changing people's habits andbehaviour is much harder thantechnologists realise. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: If the next AI accident directly harms people, pressure for radical AI policy change will ramp up. — tap to centre the map on it If the next AI accident directlyharms people, pressure for radicalAI policy change will ramp up. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Successfully changing a law requires surrounding yourself with strong, resilient people, because the effort brings repeated setbacks. — tap to centre the map on it Successfully changing a law requiressurrounding yourself with strong,resilient people, because the effortbrings repeated setbacks. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 TF Tim Ferriss — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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: “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 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 raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica'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 ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried byTruss, Musk and Milei did damagewithout achieving its goals. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 WD William Davies — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived — tap to centre the map on it A crowd will always accept anindirect tax, however high, becauseit passes unperceived GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Serious policy reform requires changing regulations or the tax system, not just behavioural nudges. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Tim Harford Read this korrent →