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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 country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical. — tap to centre the map on it A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 a year ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariff revenue is real but far too small to make a dent in the American deficit. — tap to centre the map on it Tariff revenue is real but far too small to make a dent in the American deficit. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Feb 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-02-24 — tap for who they are
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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.
Holds JW Jack WeatherfordRead this korrent →
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.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
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.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
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.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan conquered the largest empire in history with an army that never exceeded about 110,000 men.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan reached his laws through the practical experience of being hurt, never through ideology or the study of moral right.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
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.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
The Mongol Empire was destroyed by the plague, which its own courier system carried out of southern China to the rest of the world.
Holds JW Jack Weatherford
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
A resilient chip supply chain cannot depend on one or two players in one geography, which is what makes manufacturing in the United States critical.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich
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.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
Tariff revenue is real but far too small to make a dent in the American deficit.
Holds PK Paul Krugman