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← Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about government.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good Since laws cannot foresee everything, somematters must be left to the executive'sdiscretion for the public good JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive — tap to centre the map on it The judiciary should be separatefrom and independent of both thelegislature and the executive JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Neither good laws nor a good situation can maintain a constitution against a country's manners — tap to centre the map on it Neither good laws nor a goodsituation can maintain aconstitution against a country'smanners AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it People must give up some naturalrights to give government the powersit needs Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Observing the Rule of Law is what most clearly separates a free country from arbitrary government — tap to centre the map on it Observing the Rule of Law is whatmost clearly separates a freecountry from arbitrary government FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Government is needed only for the few things society cannot manage itself — tap to centre the map on it Government is needed only for thefew things society cannot manageitself TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: Laws in every government should restrain people by hope of a desired good rather than by fear — tap to centre the map on it Laws in every government shouldrestrain people by hope of a desiredgood rather than by fear BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: An authority directing all economic activity would control the limited means for all our ends — tap to centre the map on it An authority directing all economicactivity would control the limitedmeans for all our ends FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it The government cannot take any partof someone's property without hisown consent JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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: 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 severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise 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 theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount 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 unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good Last stated c. 1689–1690 Holds John Locke Read this korrent →