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← The strength of political extremism reflects failures by liberals in responding to it.
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immigration 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The strength of political extremism reflects failures by liberals in responding to it. The strength of political extremism reflects failures by liberals in responding to it. 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: A return to liberal consensus-based democracy may not be possible without a very serious social and political breakdown. — tap to centre the map on it A return to liberal consensus-based democracy may not be possible without a very serious social and political breakdown. Last stated a year ago
3 Sept 2025
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Keith Frankish — holds since 2025-09-03 — 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: A war too strong to prevent is too strong to steer toward liberal ends — tap to centre the map on it A war too strong to prevent is too strong to steer toward liberal ends
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Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Countering the far right requires addressing voters' desire for an outsider identity, not just their economic grievances. — tap to centre the map on it Countering the far right requires addressing voters' desire for an outsider identity, not just their economic grievances. 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: The current structure of schooling is fundamentally broken. — tap to centre the map on it The current structure of schooling is fundamentally broken. Last stated 3 days ago
30 Oct 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justin Trudeau's government failed because of bad ideas strongly held, not because of the name at the top. — tap to centre the map on it Justin Trudeau's government failed because of bad ideas strongly held, not because of the name at the top. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
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Bari Weiss — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it It is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak at the same time. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The pro-Palestinian and anti-Western nature of the demonstrations suggests that Europe is in danger of losing its liberal democratic culture. — tap to centre the map on it The pro-Palestinian and anti-Western nature of the demonstrations suggests that Europe is in danger of losing its liberal democratic culture. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
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Jerry Coyne — holds since 2026-10-19 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — 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 city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are