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Read this korrent: Who gets into a country is legitimately for its people to decide, and a democracy should enforce the decision they make.
Who gets into a country is legitimately for its people to decide, and a democracy should enforce the decision they make.
Last stated 2 years ago
28 Oct 2024
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One person can start a nuclear war on his own authority in a democracy: the President of the United States asks permission of no one, and he is the only one who can do it. — tap to centre the map on it
One person can start a nuclear war on his own authority in a democracy: the President of the United States asks permission of no one, and he is the only one who can do it.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
AJ
Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets — tap to centre the map on it
Rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Oct 2024
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Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2024-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The unanimous, reality-concealing rhetoric of American officials after September 11 seemed unworthy of a mature democracy — tap to centre the map on it
The unanimous, reality-concealing rhetoric of American officials after September 11 seemed unworthy of a mature democracy
Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trump and his inner circle hate democracy, the rule of law, and American values. — tap to centre the map on it
Trump and his inner circle hate democracy, the rule of law, and American values.
Last stated 3 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-20 — 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
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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 healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it
A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together — tap to centre the map on it
After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together
Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
PM
Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. — tap to centre the map on it
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe is losing the competition for talented migrants because it is not an attractive enough destination. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe is losing the competition for talented migrants because it is not an attractive enough destination.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mass immigration threatens Europe — tap to centre the map on it
Mass immigration threatens Europe
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
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Who gets into a country is legitimately for its people to decide, and a democracy should enforce the decision they make.
Last stated 28 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Noah Smith
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Same subject: America, democracy
One person can start a nuclear war on his own authority in a democracy: the President of the United States asks permission of no one, and he is the only one who can do it.
Last stated 22 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Annie Jacobsen
Same subject: America, democracy
Rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets
Last stated 30 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Arnold Schwarzenegger
Same subject: America, democracy
The unanimous, reality-concealing rhetoric of American officials after September 11 seemed unworthy of a mature democracy
Last stated 16 Sept 2001 · 25 years ago
Holds Susan Sontag
Same subject: America, democracy
Trump and his inner circle hate democracy, the rule of law, and American values.
Last stated 20 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: democracy
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 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Same subject: democracy
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 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: democracy
A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims
Last stated 9 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: democracy
After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together
Last stated 16 Sept 2001 · 25 years ago
Holds Susan Sontag
Same subject: immigration
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 28 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Paul Millerd
Same subject: immigration
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: immigration
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: China
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Sarah Paine
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: China
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 21 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Tanner Greer
Same subject: Europe
Europe is losing the competition for talented migrants because it is not an attractive enough destination.
Last stated 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: Europe
Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: Europe
Mass immigration threatens Europe
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson