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17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. — tap to centre the map on it Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The emergence of the platform economy has led to the offshoring of commercialization in addition to the offshoring of production. — tap to centre the map on it The emergence of the platform economy has led to the offshoring of commercialization in addition to the offshoring of production. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Dec 2025
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current budget will worsen the country's economic situation. — tap to centre the map on it The current budget will worsen the country's economic situation. Last stated a week ago
15 Oct 2026
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
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Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Argentine economy is being managed remotely by the US Treasury. — tap to centre the map on it The Argentine economy is being managed remotely by the US Treasury. Last stated a year ago
18 Oct 2025
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without security, there is no industry, arts or society, only fear of violent death, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short — tap to centre the map on it Without security, there is no industry, arts or society, only fear of violent death, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners — tap to centre the map on it Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired — tap to centre the map on it The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
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Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech is better when power is distributed between multiple companies — tap to centre the map on it Tech is better when power is distributed between multiple companies Last stated 3 years ago
25 Feb 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-25 — tap for who they are
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The West is in danger because the people who should defend its values have been captured by a worldview that leads to socialism and therefore to poverty.
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Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively.
Holds
The emergence of the platform economy has led to the offshoring of commercialization in addition to the offshoring of production.
Holds
Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending.
No longer holds
The current budget will worsen the country's economic situation.
Holds
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds
The Argentine economy is being managed remotely by the US Treasury.
Holds
Without security, there is no industry, arts or society, only fear of violent death, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short
Last stated c. 1651
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Holds
Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired
Holds
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Holds
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Holds
Tech is better when power is distributed between multiple companies
Holds