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politics 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: Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology. Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology. Last stated 2 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of. — tap to centre the map on it Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is significant preference falsification occurring on college campuses. — tap to centre the map on it There is significant preference falsification occurring on college campuses. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake. — tap to centre the map on it Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake. Last stated 2 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The DEI movement on campus comes out of a Marxist socialist way of looking at the world. — tap to centre the map on it The DEI movement on campus comes out of a Marxist socialist way of looking at the world. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities exist to make capable and cultivated human beings, not to train people for a particular livelihood — tap to centre the map on it Universities exist to make capable and cultivated human beings, not to train people for a particular livelihood Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
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John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be — tap to centre the map on it A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
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John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the Title IX debate, conservatives are the side seeking to shrink funding and opportunities for girls' sports. — tap to centre the map on it In the Title IX debate, conservatives are the side seeking to shrink funding and opportunities for girls' sports. Last stated a month ago
16 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teaching that reflects political commitments is a legitimate part of intellectual diversity, not a violation of academic norms — tap to centre the map on it Teaching that reflects political commitments is a legitimate part of intellectual diversity, not a violation of academic norms Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
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Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology.
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Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of.
Holds
There is significant preference falsification occurring on college campuses.
Holds
Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake.
Holds
The DEI movement on campus comes out of a Marxist socialist way of looking at the world.
Holds
Universities exist to make capable and cultivated human beings, not to train people for a particular livelihood
Holds
A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be
Holds
In the Title IX debate, conservatives are the side seeking to shrink funding and opportunities for girls' sports.
Holds
Teaching that reflects political commitments is a legitimate part of intellectual diversity, not a violation of academic norms
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds