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JA
John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The executive has no legitimate power to refuse to spend funds Congress has appropriated. — tap to centre the map on it The executive has no legitimate power to refuse to spend funds Congress has appropriated. Last stated 2 years ago
10 Feb 2025
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Natasha Sarin — holds since 2025-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good — tap to centre the map on it Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Executive power should be limited by elected representatives and by the courts. — tap to centre the map on it Executive power should be limited by elected representatives and by the courts. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Ethan Evans — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive — tap to centre the map on it The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive
JA
John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The presidency pushes even those wary of executive overreach to enlarge democratically suspect powers. — tap to centre the map on it The presidency pushes even those wary of executive overreach to enlarge democratically suspect powers. Last stated 15 years ago
27 Nov 2011
KA
Kwame Anthony Appiah — holds since 2011-11-27 — 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
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are