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← Using political channels, though inevitable, tends to strain the social cohesion a stable society needs

12 connected korrents · 11 moments from 13 Apr 2009 to 3 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Using political channels, though inevitable, tends to strain the social cohesion a stable society needs Using political channels, thoughinevitable, tends to strain the socialcohesion a stable society needs MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: As societies rely more on coordination than coercion, the power to shape beliefs and knowledge grows in importance. — tap to centre the map on it As societies rely more oncoordination than coercion, thepower to shape beliefs and knowledgegrows in importance. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's political legitimacy depends on providing a fair, merit-based channel for social advancement. — tap to centre the map on it A government's political legitimacydepends on providing a fair,merit-based channel for socialadvancement. Last stated 12 months ago 19 Oct 2025 AB Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The deepest political conflict of the internet era is between those using the network to reinforce top-down power and those using it to disrupt it. — tap to centre the map on it The deepest political conflict ofthe internet era is between thoseusing the network to reinforcetop-down power and those using it todisrupt it. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE 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 unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS 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 anddebate leads to faster decisions andquicker learning than a culture ofpolitics and second-guessing. Last stated 4 years ago 22 Nov 2022 GB Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it Across nine election years since2008, polls were biased againstDemocrats once, against Republicansfour times, and basically unbiasedfour times. Last stated 2 days ago 3 Oct 2026 NS Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics andhas inspired more hate across awider political spectrum than anyother technology Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routinematter, cut off from the financialsystem for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Dec 2024 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians isto escape politics in all its forms,rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago 13 Apr 2009 PT Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users toinstall any software Last stated 3 years ago 26 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Using political channels, though inevitable, tends to strain the social cohesion a stable society needs Last stated c. 1962 Holds Milton Friedman Read this korrent →