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16 connected korrents · 13 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 16 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Everything filed under immigration immigration Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Sovereignty cannot be represented; a law the people has not ratified in person is null and void Sovereignty cannot be represented; a lawthe people has not ratified in person isnull and void JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans — tap to centre the map on it A people of gods would govern itselfdemocratically; so perfect agovernment is not for humans JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — 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 generalwill must be compelled by the wholebody, which means being forced to befree JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating people as incapable of governing themselves makes it easier to justify governing them without their consent. — tap to centre the map on it Treating people as incapable ofgoverning themselves makes it easierto justify governing them withouttheir consent. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political responsibility exists apart from individual deeds and can be neither judged morally nor tried in a criminal court — tap to centre the map on it Political responsibility existsapart from individual deeds and canbe neither judged morally nor triedin a criminal court HA Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Noncitizen voting is a fake problem, with potential cases extremely rare even as an upper bound. — tap to centre the map on it Noncitizen voting is a fake problem,with potential cases extremely rareeven as an upper bound. Last stated 2 weeks ago 16 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Who gets into a country is legitimately for its people to decide, and a democracy should enforce the decision they make. — tap to centre the map on it Who gets into a country islegitimately for its people todecide, and a democracy shouldenforce the decision they make. Last stated 2 years ago 28 Oct 2024 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Countries have a right to set their own immigration policy, and the assumption that people can be moved between countries with no consequence is empirically false. — tap to centre the map on it Countries have a right to set theirown immigration policy, and theassumption that people can be movedbetween countries with noconsequence is empirically false. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 a year 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 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 a month 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 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 city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry cancarry the most important thing abouta population: Yamnaya is only a fewpercent of DNA in India and yet itbrought the language. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Sovereignty cannot be represented; a law the people has not ratified in person is null and void Last stated c. 1762 Holds Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read this korrent →