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Read this korrent: The powers of left-liberalism are not infinite.
The powers of left-liberalism are not infinite.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberal democracy cannot survive on equal recognition alone; it needs the desire to be greater — tap to centre the map on it
Liberal democracy cannot survive on equal recognition alone; it needs the desire to be greater
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Francis Fukuyama — holds since c. 1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The left-liberal approach to immigration does not work equally well for all countries. — tap to centre the map on it
The left-liberal approach to immigration does not work equally well for all countries.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: France's riots demonstrate the limits of the left-liberal governing philosophy that Europe has embraced for the last half century. — tap to centre the map on it
France's riots demonstrate the limits of the left-liberal governing philosophy that Europe has embraced for the last half century.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perhaps the optimal outcome for a modern democracy is ongoing alternation in power between left and right — tap to centre the map on it
Perhaps the optimal outcome for a modern democracy is ongoing alternation in power between left and right
Last stated 3 years ago
11 May 2023
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Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them. — tap to centre the map on it
Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Mar 2023
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's discontents are not a failure of liberalism's basic principles. — tap to centre the map on it
Today's discontents are not a failure of liberalism's basic principles.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Brink Lindsey — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today there is far more consensus on democracy than on liberalism. — tap to centre the map on it
Today there is far more consensus on democracy than on liberalism.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
FF
Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The strength of political extremism reflects failures by liberals in responding to it. — tap to centre the map on it
The strength of political extremism reflects failures by liberals in responding to it.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
BL
Brink Lindsey — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise 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 the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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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 unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
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: 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 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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
AE
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
JM
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
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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