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Read this korrent: Under property, the right to use a thing cannot be separated from the right to abuse it
Under property, the right to use a thing cannot be separated from the right to abuse it
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it
The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where property exists, equal voting rights are a violation of it — tap to centre the map on it
Where property exists, equal voting rights are a violation of it
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Property by its very nature is unequal — tap to centre the map on it
Property by its very nature is unequal
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nations have no more right than individuals to abuse their land — tap to centre the map on it
Nations have no more right than individuals to abuse their land
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberty, equality and security are absolute rights, unlike property — tap to centre the map on it
Liberty, equality and security are absolute rights, unlike property
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fate of the land and the fate of the people cannot be separated — tap to centre the map on it
The fate of the land and the fate of the people cannot be separated
Last stated 15 years ago
23 Apr 2012
WB
Wendell Berry — holds since 2012-04-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every person owns himself, and nobody else has any right to his person — tap to centre the map on it
Every person owns himself, and nobody else has any right to his person
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equal needs imply equal rights, and with scarce land that means equal possession — tap to centre the map on it
Equal needs imply equal rights, and with scarce land that means equal possession
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — 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
TC
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
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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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
KG
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
MP
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
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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