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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 9 Aug 2022 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The home is older than law and stands outside the State The home is older than law and standsoutside the State GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a home is so great it becomes a prison, one has to force oneself to go out. — tap to centre the map on it Once a home is so great it becomes aprison, one has to force oneself togo out. Last stated a month ago 28 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The State's institutions are human expedients, not superior to citizens, and can be bettered — tap to centre the map on it The State's institutions are humanexpedients, not superior tocitizens, and can be bettered RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: A state is not property but a society that only it has the right to rule — tap to centre the map on it A state is not property but asociety that only it has the rightto rule IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Rule of Law, more than contract, should probably be seen as the true opposite of rule by status — tap to centre the map on it The Rule of Law, more than contract,should probably be seen as the trueopposite of rule by status FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: States are not inherently aggressive; anarchy leaves them no choice but to behave aggressively. — tap to centre the map on it States are not inherentlyaggressive; anarchy leaves them nochoice but to behave aggressively. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Nov 2023 JM John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Observing the Rule of Law is what most clearly separates a free country from arbitrary government — tap to centre the map on it Observing the Rule of Law is whatmost clearly separates a freecountry from arbitrary government FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: The purpose of law is to preserve and enlarge freedom, and without law there is no freedom — tap to centre the map on it The purpose of law is to preserveand enlarge freedom, and without lawthere is no freedom JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agrarian law is unjust, since common ownership of the natural earth does not extend to cultivated land — tap to centre the map on it Agrarian law is unjust, since commonownership of the natural earth doesnot extend to cultivated land TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise 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 theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK 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 unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic 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 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 ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG 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: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP 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 severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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