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← The practice of appointing former law clerks to judicial seats is an unsavory form of hereditary judicial sinecure.

15 connected korrents · 14 moments from 22 May 1905 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The practice of appointing former law clerks to judicial seats is an unsavory form of hereditary judicial sinecure. The practice of appointing former lawclerks to judicial seats is an unsavoryform of hereditary judicial sinecure. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 JB Josh Blackman — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rules that keep judges, juries and licensed professionals human are transitional, not permanent. — tap to centre the map on it The rules that keep judges, juriesand licensed professionals human aretransitional, not permanent. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no clearly defined notion of who the right people are to entrust with power, which warrants deep skepticism of government on public choice grounds. — tap to centre the map on it There is no clearly defined notionof who the right people are toentrust with power, which warrantsdeep skepticism of government onpublic choice grounds. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves — tap to centre the map on it The fault lies with church methodsand forms that obscure Christ'steachings, not with the teachingsthemselves Last stated 121 years ago 22 May 1905 NI Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: For law and morality, this normality is more terrifying than the atrocities: the new criminal can hardly know he does wrong — tap to centre the map on it For law and morality, this normalityis more terrifying than theatrocities: the new criminal canhardly know he does wrong HA Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. — tap to centre the map on it One vivid, disturbing case outweighsall the statistics in how peoplejudge a technology, and thatinstinct should be resisted ratherthan indulged. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Jul 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brakewill not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago 4 Mar 2025 FM Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are FM Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover. — tap to centre the map on it A labor market stuck in a low-hiringequilibrium will see employmentdecline outright unless hiring ratesrecover. Last stated 9 months ago 11 Jan 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that manyoccupations are eventually mostlyreplaced by AI while humans stillhave plenty to do. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB 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 wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC 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 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput 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 company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The practice of appointing former law clerks to judicial seats is an unsavory form of hereditary judicial sinecure. Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Josh Blackman Read this korrent →