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← The Aztec empire could not have lasted, because it ruled by force; the Inca empire could have.

14 connected korrents · 13 moments from 28 Jan 2022 to 28 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The Aztec empire could not have lasted, because it ruled by force; the Inca empire could have. The Aztec empire could not have lasted,because it ruled by force; the Inca empirecould have. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: After the An Lushan rebellion, China's elite spent a thousand years ensuring no general could rebel again, which may have cost China the ability to lead the Industrial Revolution. — tap to centre the map on it After the An Lushan rebellion,China's elite spent a thousand yearsensuring no general could rebelagain, which may have cost China theability to lead the IndustrialRevolution. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The era of the Old Internet could have lasted as long as the Ming Dynasty. — tap to centre the map on it The era of the Old Internet couldhave lasted as long as the MingDynasty. Last stated 3 days ago 28 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not. — tap to centre the map on it An institution can outlive the statethat built it: the Church survivedthe collapse of Roman politicalauthority when Rome’s otherinstitutions did not. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: China had more ideological influence in the world during the Cultural Revolution than it has today. — tap to centre the map on it China had more ideological influencein the world during the CulturalRevolution than it has today. Last stated 4 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturityprotects a government from temporaryinterest-rate spikes and gives itmore time to adjust to permanentrate increases. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate — tap to centre the map on it A democracy should never let all itsinformation concentrate in one hub,government or corporate YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian order is more naturalto human societies than democracy,and may prove more durable overtime. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The Aztec empire could not have lasted, because it ruled by force; the Inca empire could have. Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago Holds Ed Barnhart Read this korrent →