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← Unjust laws and institutions must be reformed or abolished, however efficient they are

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 3 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Unjust laws and institutions must be reformed or abolished, however efficient they are Unjust laws and institutions must bereformed or abolished, however efficientthey are JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are two types of laws: just and unjust — tap to centre the map on it There are two types of laws: justand unjust MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Machiavelli held that every institution is gradually corrupted and must be reformed back to its foundations or collapse under the weight of that corruption. — tap to centre the map on it Machiavelli held that everyinstitution is gradually corruptedand must be reformed back to itsfoundations or collapse under theweight of that corruption. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justice for the poor should not be left to the choice of individual givers — tap to centre the map on it Justice for the poor should not beleft to the choice of individualgivers TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well — tap to centre the map on it Every actual state is corrupt, andgood people must not obey the lawstoo well RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: What is just or unjust is how institutions deal with natural facts — tap to centre the map on it What is just or unjust is howinstitutions deal with natural facts JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: Until we know what should replace a system, we should reform it rather than abolish it. — tap to centre the map on it Until we know what should replace asystem, we should reform it ratherthan abolish it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Oct 2026 JB Julian Baggini — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Crime is misdirected energy that laws cannot abolish while institutions misdirect people — tap to centre the map on it Crime is misdirected energy thatlaws cannot abolish whileinstitutions misdirect people EG Emma Goldman — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other — tap to centre the map on it In a free country the law ought tobe king, and there ought to be noother Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactorsbecause Three Mile Island wasmismanaged as a public-relationsevent, not because anyone was harmedby it. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannotmeaningfully rise without firstbuilding large amounts of newelectricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedlyoverreacted drastically to realproblems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclearpower, swept up in fear after onevivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Unjust laws and institutions must be reformed or abolished, however efficient they are Last stated c. 1971 Holds John Rawls Read this korrent →