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Read this korrent: Talk of "stolen elections", "corruption" and "DEI" is mythic imagery, not factual claims, and positivist punditry cannot defuse it.
Talk of "stolen elections", "corruption" and "DEI" is mythic imagery, not factual claims, and positivist punditry cannot defuse it.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
JG
John Ganz — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Positivist pundits wrongly treat politics as discrete policy issues whose merits can be tallied. — tap to centre the map on it
Positivist pundits wrongly treat politics as discrete policy issues whose merits can be tallied.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
JG
John Ganz — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values. — tap to centre the map on it
Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
IS
Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth — tap to centre the map on it
Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth
Last stated a year ago
9 Oct 2025
RD
Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is neither the raw material of truth, as the naive view holds, nor just a weapon, as populists claim — tap to centre the map on it
Information is neither the raw material of truth, as the naive view holds, nor just a weapon, as populists claim
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy. — tap to centre the map on it
Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
MY
Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying there is no point opposing fascism because there will be no elections is defeatism that cedes victory. — tap to centre the map on it
Saying there is no point opposing fascism because there will be no elections is defeatism that cedes victory.
Last stated 10 months ago
8 Jan 2026
KJ
Ken Jennings — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current DEI movement represents a moral panic and ideological fad rather than a sensible, necessary reform process. — tap to centre the map on it
The current DEI movement represents a moral panic and ideological fad rather than a sensible, necessary reform process.
Last stated 11 months ago
1 Dec 2025
PS
Patrik Schumacher — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right — tap to centre the map on it
Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-04-05 — tap for who they are
MY
Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it
A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Oct 2023
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — 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 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.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
LF
Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
MY
Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
BM
Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 4 weeks 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
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Talk of "stolen elections", "corruption" and "DEI" is mythic imagery, not factual claims, and positivist punditry cannot defuse it.
Last stated 19 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds John Ganz
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Positivist pundits wrongly treat politics as discrete policy issues whose merits can be tallied.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds John Ganz
Similar wording
Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ilya Somin
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Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth
Last stated 9 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Dawkins
Similar wording
Information is neither the raw material of truth, as the naive view holds, nor just a weapon, as populists claim
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matthew Yglesias
Similar wording
Saying there is no point opposing fascism because there will be no elections is defeatism that cedes victory.
Last stated 8 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Ken Jennings
Similar wording
The current DEI movement represents a moral panic and ideological fad rather than a sensible, necessary reform process.
Last stated 1 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Patrik Schumacher
Similar wording
Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Matthew Yglesias
Same subject: Europe
A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it
Last stated 12 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: Europe
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.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Same subject: Europe
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 28 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Bret Devereaux
Same subject: war
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated 10 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lawrence Freedman
Same subject: war
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Matthew Yglesias
Same subject: war
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Branko Milanovic
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 · 4 weeks 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