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19 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. Last stated a year ago
14 Oct 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline. — tap to centre the map on it Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. 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: The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices. — tap to centre the map on it The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. — tap to centre the map on it The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities. — tap to centre the map on it Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities. Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Support for populist right-wing parties is driven more by rejection of the status quo and anti-immigrant sentiment than by demand for economic redistribution. — tap to centre the map on it Support for populist right-wing parties is driven more by rejection of the status quo and anti-immigrant sentiment than by demand for economic redistribution. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — 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
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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 a week 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 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue — tap to centre the map on it Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue Last stated 4 years ago
7 Jun 2022
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Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together — tap to centre the map on it After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Partisan gerrymandering is bad for democracy: it insulates politicians from voters and pushes politics to the extremes — tap to centre the map on it Partisan gerrymandering is bad for democracy: it insulates politicians from voters and pushes politics to the extremes Last stated 7 years ago
9 Sept 2019
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Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2019-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 18 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible.
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Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted.
Holds
Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline.
Holds
Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total.
Holds
The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices.
Holds
The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials.
Holds
Ending a temporary immigration status overnight, after people have built lives in reliance on it, does real harm to them and to their communities.
Holds
Support for populist right-wing parties is driven more by rejection of the status quo and anti-immigrant sentiment than by demand for economic redistribution.
Holds
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times.
Holds
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Holds
Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
Holds
After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together
Holds
Partisan gerrymandering is bad for democracy: it insulates politicians from voters and pushes politics to the extremes
Holds
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds