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← Shared everyday experience binds a nation together better than shared ancestry does.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 30 May 2013 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under government government Everything filed under racism racism Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Shared everyday experience binds a nation together better than shared ancestry does. Shared everyday experience binds a nationtogether better than shared ancestry does. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A multi-ethnic society only gets the benefits of diversity if it deliberately builds a shared national identity. — tap to centre the map on it A multi-ethnic society only gets thebenefits of diversity if itdeliberately builds a sharednational identity. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Where and when we grew up makes a difference — tap to centre the map on it Where and when we grew up makes adifference MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wanting to preserve a national culture is a legitimate human impulse and not in itself a racist one. — tap to centre the map on it Wanting to preserve a nationalculture is a legitimate humanimpulse and not in itself a racistone. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Nov 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past. — tap to centre the map on it Modern people are both more selfishand more guilt-stricken than peoplein the past. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity is more connected than ever, but connectivity does not necessarily mean harmony — tap to centre the map on it Humanity is more connected thanever, but connectivity does notnecessarily mean harmony Last stated 8 years ago 27 Apr 2019 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2019-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their ownidentity is continuity, notsimilarity -- they accept enormousdrift so long as the thread isunbroken. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. — tap to centre the map on it A country that builds a nationalhealth service becomes more aware ofits own existence, because theexperience of solidarity is whatmakes a nation real. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Losing the ancestral language and traditions over a few generations is a normal and healthy part of migrating, and should be accepted as such. — tap to centre the map on it Losing the ancestral language andtraditions over a few generations isa normal and healthy part ofmigrating, and should be accepted assuch. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: America should issue manufacturing visas for knowhow rather than for labour. — tap to centre the map on it America should issue manufacturingvisas for knowhow rather than forlabour. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: America stands for immigrants — tap to centre the map on it America stands for immigrants Last stated 7 years ago 9 Oct 2019 RI Rihanna — holds since 2019-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability tobuild and to admit skilled migrantsas mysteries to be endured ratherthan problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jan 2024 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe is losing the competition for talented migrants because it is not an attractive enough destination. — tap to centre the map on it Europe is losing the competition fortalented migrants because it is notan attractive enough destination. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones. — tap to centre the map on it Europe should likely overhaulimmigration to allow very easyinflow from countries whose priorimmigrants show low crime rates andnearly ban inflow from high-crimeones. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hispanic immigrants are integrating into the American mainstream faster than the European immigrants of the nineteenth century did. — tap to centre the map on it Hispanic immigrants are integratinginto the American mainstream fasterthan the European immigrants of thenineteenth century did. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Nov 2023 JM John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Shared everyday experience binds a nation together better than shared ancestry does. Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Noah Smith Read this korrent →