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government Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Sparta is a cautionary tale rather than a model: an over-militarised, paranoid state that added only oppression to human experience. Sparta is a cautionary tale rather than a model: an over-militarised, paranoid state that added only oppression to human experience. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved. — tap to centre the map on it However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. — tap to centre the map on it Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denmark should leave the ECHR until its articles allow deporting criminals, denying citizenship to malignant individuals, and full Danish sovereignty over who is welcome. — tap to centre the map on it Denmark should leave the ECHR until its articles allow deporting criminals, denying citizenship to malignant individuals, and full Danish sovereignty over who is welcome. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denmark's people and government behaved uniquely among all European countries in the story of the Danish Jews — tap to centre the map on it Denmark's people and government behaved uniquely among all European countries in the story of the Danish Jews
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Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe must decide how big it wants its public sector to be: France's public spending at 58 percent of GDP is above the late Soviet Union's. — tap to centre the map on it Europe must decide how big it wants its public sector to be: France's public spending at 58 percent of GDP is above the late Soviet Union's. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: European countries are cracking down on free speech — tap to centre the map on it European countries are cracking down on free speech Last stated 2 years ago
17 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. — tap to centre the map on it A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American policy is to fire its nuclear weapons in response before the incoming bomb has landed, rather than wait to absorb the attack and find out whether it was real. — tap to centre the map on it American policy is to fire its nuclear weapons in response before the incoming bomb has landed, rather than wait to absorb the attack and find out whether it was real. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are