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innovation 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 Same subject Read this korrent: The Mongol Empire was the first modern empire, because Genghis Khan invented the idea of one supreme law under which every people keeps its own. The Mongol Empire was the first modern empire, because Genghis Khan invented the idea of one supreme law under which every people keeps its own. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real source of the feuding that tore the Mongol steppe apart was women, which is why Genghis Khan's first law outlawed kidnapping and selling them. — tap to centre the map on it The real source of the feuding that tore the Mongol steppe apart was women, which is why Genghis Khan's first law outlawed kidnapping and selling them. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan made religion the choice of the individual rather than a right granted to institutions, and nobody in history had thought of that before. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan made religion the choice of the individual rather than a right granted to institutions, and nobody in history had thought of that before. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan conquered the largest empire in history with an army that never exceeded about 110,000 men. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan conquered the largest empire in history with an army that never exceeded about 110,000 men. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan reached his laws through the practical experience of being hurt, never through ideology or the study of moral right. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan reached his laws through the practical experience of being hurt, never through ideology or the study of moral right. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Settled civilizations only improve inside a fixed way of doing things; Genghis Khan had no fixed way of thinking, and that is why he could absorb any technology he met. — tap to centre the map on it Settled civilizations only improve inside a fixed way of doing things; Genghis Khan had no fixed way of thinking, and that is why he could absorb any technology he met. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Mongol Empire was destroyed by the plague, which its own courier system carried out of southern China to the rest of the world. — tap to centre the map on it The Mongol Empire was destroyed by the plague, which its own courier system carried out of southern China to the rest of the world. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — 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
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. Last stated 8 months ago
1 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Democracy exists to settle conflicting claims of conscience by means other than decree or force — tap to centre the map on it Democracy exists to settle conflicting claims of conscience by means other than decree or force Last stated 11 years ago
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Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are