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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 14 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Social groups owe each other only good will, respect, and mutual guarantees of liberty
Social groups owe each other only good will, respect, and mutual guarantees of liberty
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William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America was made to be one country for one united people, never split into rival sovereignties — tap to centre the map on it
America was made to be one country for one united people, never split into rival sovereignties
Last stated 239 years ago
31 Oct 1787
JJ
John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free — tap to centre the map on it
Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free
JR
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty — tap to centre the map on it
Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty
JR
John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws — tap to centre the map on it
People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them — tap to centre the map on it
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
CI
Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature — tap to centre the map on it
In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it
A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom
FH
Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions — tap to centre the map on it
The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America'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 is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made 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 Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 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
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise 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 the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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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 unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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Social groups owe each other only good will, respect, and mutual guarantees of liberty
Last stated c. 1883
Holds William Graham Sumner
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America was made to be one country for one united people, never split into rival sovereignties
Last stated 31 Oct 1787 · 239 years ago
Holds John Jay
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Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free
Last stated c. 1762
Holds Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Similar wording
Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty
Last stated c. 1971
Holds John Rawls
Similar wording
People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
Last stated c. 1963–1964
Holds Martin Luther King Jr.
Similar wording
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
Last stated c. 45–44 BCE
Holds Cicero
Similar wording
In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom
Last stated c. 1944
Holds Friedrich Hayek
Similar wording
The state of nature has a law of reason that forbids harming another's life, health, liberty or possessions
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
Same subject: America
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Alex Epstein
Same subject: America
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Josh Marshall
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: China
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: China
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sarah Paine
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Noah Smith