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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 12 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about America and politics .
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13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
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W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight. — tap to centre the map on it China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue — tap to centre the map on it Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue Last stated 4 years ago
7 Jun 2022
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Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice. — tap to centre the map on it As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything bad in American society, culture, and politics is partly a Russian op — tap to centre the map on it Everything bad in American society, culture, and politics is partly a Russian op Last stated 2 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fossil fuel money is a systemically corrupting force in American politics that limits which problems can be discussed and solved. — tap to centre the map on it Fossil fuel money is a systemically corrupting force in American politics that limits which problems can be discussed and solved. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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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
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits. — tap to centre the map on it The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits. Last stated a year ago
29 Apr 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-04-29 — tap for who they are
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The core difference between America and China runs in opposite directions: there capital controls politics, here politics must rein in capital.
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Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice
Holds
China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight.
Holds
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Holds
Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
Holds
Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
Holds
As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice.
Holds
Everything bad in American society, culture, and politics is partly a Russian op
Holds
Fossil fuel money is a systemically corrupting force in American politics that limits which problems can be discussed and solved.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Holds
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.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Holds
Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations.
Holds
Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them.
Holds
The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits.
Holds