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16 connected korrents · 10 moments from 28 Apr 2000 to 14 Oct 2026.
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libertarianism Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The inequalities poor children face are worse than ever The inequalities poor children face are worse than ever Last stated 27 years ago
28 Apr 2000
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Jonathan Kozol — holds since 2000-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it — tap to centre the map on it The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans' sufferings under Britain were not a hundredth as cruel as what they inflict on Black people — tap to centre the map on it Americans' sufferings under Britain were not a hundredth as cruel as what they inflict on Black people
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David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others — tap to centre the map on it The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eager, motivated children are poorly served by the current education system. — tap to centre the map on it Eager, motivated children are poorly served by the current education system. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tim Ferriss — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more outraged someone is, the worse their judgment. — tap to centre the map on it The more outraged someone is, the worse their judgment. Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected — tap to centre the map on it Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected
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Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything in the world is getting worse, from poverty and child mortality to hunger and access to education — tap to centre the map on it Everything in the world is getting worse, from poverty and child mortality to hunger and access to education Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
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Hannah Ritchie — no longer holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
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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
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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
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are