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interest rates 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 unitary executive is incompatible with checks and balances: a president who is above the law, can fire anyone and can withhold funds is no longer a coequal branch. The unitary executive is incompatible with checks and balances: a president who is above the law, can fire anyone and can withhold funds is no longer a coequal branch. Last stated 5 months ago
30 May 2026
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Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The unitary executive does not excuse executive branch actions that violate the First Amendment or equal protection and due process principles. — tap to centre the map on it The unitary executive does not excuse executive branch actions that violate the First Amendment or equal protection and due process principles. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Jack Goldsmith — holds since 2026-08-28 — 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: The unitary-executive theory is wrong: the modern executive branch needs a separation of powers inside it. — tap to centre the map on it The unitary-executive theory is wrong: the modern executive branch needs a separation of powers inside it. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The executive has no legitimate power to refuse to spend funds Congress has appropriated. — tap to centre the map on it The executive has no legitimate power to refuse to spend funds Congress has appropriated. Last stated 2 years ago
10 Feb 2025
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Natasha Sarin — holds since 2025-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inspectors General can facilitate executive branch accountability even under a unitary executive. — tap to centre the map on it Inspectors General can facilitate executive branch accountability even under a unitary executive. Last stated 4 weeks ago
5 Oct 2026
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Jack Goldsmith — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive — tap to centre the map on it The judiciary should be separate from and independent of both the legislature and the executive
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John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legislating AI is riskier than an executive order, because the next administration can revoke a bad executive order and nobody can revoke a bad law. — tap to centre the map on it Legislating AI is riskier than an executive order, because the next administration can revoke a bad executive order and nobody can revoke a bad law. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A president who refuses to spend funds Congress has appropriated effectively seizes Congress's power of the purse. — tap to centre the map on it A president who refuses to spend funds Congress has appropriated effectively seizes Congress's power of the purse. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Heather Cox Richardson — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 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 culture of direct feedback and debate leads to faster decisions and quicker learning than a culture of politics and second-guessing. — tap to centre the map on it A culture of direct feedback and debate leads to faster decisions and quicker learning than a culture of politics and second-guessing. Last stated 4 years ago
22 Nov 2022
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Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — 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
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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
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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
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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