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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 23 Oct 1656 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people The realm can be united by a ruler whotakes no pleasure in killing people ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared — tap to centre the map on it A ruler should wish to be both lovedand feared, but if one must be givenup it is much safer to be feared NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them — tap to centre the map on it Rulers who are wise and good takepleasure in their parks; those whoare not cannot enjoy them ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: By resisting their kings, the English alone have limited royal power and built a government that can do good but is restrained from evil — tap to centre the map on it By resisting their kings, theEnglish alone have limited royalpower and built a government thatcan do good but is restrained fromevil VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: A king who fails to win the realm fails because he does not act, not because he is unable to — tap to centre the map on it A king who fails to win the realmfails because he does not act, notbecause he is unable to ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers may not take life as freely as God, because though they are God's ministers they are only men — tap to centre the map on it Rulers may not take life as freelyas God, because though they areGod's ministers they are only men Last stated 370 years ago 23 Oct 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is currently too politically and socially divided. — tap to centre the map on it The world is currently toopolitically and socially divided. Last stated 4 months ago 8 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A destroyed kingdom can never be restored, and the dead cannot be brought back to life — tap to centre the map on it A destroyed kingdom can never berestored, and the dead cannot bebrought back to life ST Sun Tzu — holds since c. 500–430 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: If a ruler asks only what will profit his kingdom, high and low will seize profit from each other and the kingdom will be endangered — tap to centre the map on it If a ruler asks only what willprofit his kingdom, high and lowwill seize profit from each otherand the kingdom will be endangered ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — 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 justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise 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 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 unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis is defined not by howsevere a problem is but by whetherit hits people powerful enough toforce change. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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