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12 Oct 2026
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Joel Kotkin — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current era is a global and national battle between oligarchy and democracy. — tap to centre the map on it The current era is a global and national battle between oligarchy and democracy. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Oct 2026
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Rebecca Solnit — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The UAE's pursuit of AI and technology reflects a deeper cultural and political affinity with the West rather than with China. — tap to centre the map on it The UAE's pursuit of AI and technology reflects a deeper cultural and political affinity with the West rather than with China. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Dec 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Middle powers can form a new industrial architecture to reduce reliance on single geopolitical poles through electrification. — tap to centre the map on it Middle powers can form a new industrial architecture to reduce reliance on single geopolitical poles through electrification. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Apr 2026
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Saul Griffith — holds since 2026-04-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The political shift in the Bay Area and among many in tech has been developing in plain sight for over a decade. — tap to centre the map on it The political shift in the Bay Area and among many in tech has been developing in plain sight for over a decade. Last stated 2 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chipmakers are consolidating into a few strategically important firms, so a fab is now a geopolitical asset rather than an industrial one. — tap to centre the map on it Chipmakers are consolidating into a few strategically important firms, so a fab is now a geopolitical asset rather than an industrial one. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Nov 2021
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Doug O'Laughlin — holds since 2021-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When most people say "technology," they are politically mystifying advanced industrial capitalism. — tap to centre the map on it When most people say "technology," they are politically mystifying advanced industrial capitalism. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. — tap to centre the map on it The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. Last stated 2 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are