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10 Feb 2025
NS
Natasha Sarin — holds since 2025-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A president who refuses to spend funds Congress has appropriated effectively seizes Congress's power of the purse. — tap to centre the map on it A president who refuses to spend funds Congress has appropriated effectively seizes Congress's power of the purse. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Heather Cox Richardson — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The executive should have a veto over the legislature or the legislature will keep encroaching — tap to centre the map on it The executive should have a veto over the legislature or the legislature will keep encroaching
JA
John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employees do not have the right to prevent a business from carrying out its normal course of commerce over a disagreement in politics — tap to centre the map on it Employees do not have the right to prevent a business from carrying out its normal course of commerce over a disagreement in politics Last stated 3 years ago
19 Apr 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The unitary executive is incompatible with checks and balances: a president who is above the law, can fire anyone and can withhold funds is no longer a coequal branch. — tap to centre the map on it The unitary executive is incompatible with checks and balances: a president who is above the law, can fire anyone and can withhold funds is no longer a coequal branch. Last stated 5 months ago
30 May 2026
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Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Constitutional limits on policing are not policy preferences to be traded away in a budget negotiation. — tap to centre the map on it Constitutional limits on policing are not policy preferences to be traded away in a budget negotiation. Last stated 9 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The unitary executive does not excuse executive branch actions that violate the First Amendment or equal protection and due process principles. — tap to centre the map on it The unitary executive does not excuse executive branch actions that violate the First Amendment or equal protection and due process principles. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Jack Goldsmith — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a bureaucracy never issues a formal refusal, there is no decision to argue against, only endless shadowboxing. — tap to centre the map on it When a bureaucracy never issues a formal refusal, there is no decision to argue against, only endless shadowboxing. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — 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 a month 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
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