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14 connected korrents · 14 moments from 21 Feb 2017 to 22 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about politics .
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capitalism 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 old left-versus-right divide is largely irrelevant; the real political divide today is global versus national The old left-versus-right divide is largely irrelevant; the real political divide today is global versus national Last stated 10 years ago
21 Feb 2017
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The left/right framework is inadequate for understanding the political culture of places like Wisconsin or Sweden. — tap to centre the map on it The left/right framework is inadequate for understanding the political culture of places like Wisconsin or Sweden. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States is too internally divided to pursue the far-seeing, purposeful kind of international competition it waged effectively in the 20th century. — tap to centre the map on it The United States is too internally divided to pursue the far-seeing, purposeful kind of international competition it waged effectively in the 20th century. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. — tap to centre the map on it The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Around the time liberalism gave way to 'progressivism', the left started being wrong a lot; Democrats were right maybe 85% of the time in 2010, maybe 30% now, Republicans maybe 15%. — tap to centre the map on it Around the time liberalism gave way to 'progressivism', the left started being wrong a lot; Democrats were right maybe 85% of the time in 2010, maybe 30% now, Republicans maybe 15%. Last stated a month ago
16 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — 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 competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are