The Economist Magazine (March 7, 2024): The latest issue features Three big risks that might tip America’s presidential election – Third parties, the Trump trials and the candidates’ age introduce a high degree of uncertainty; Xi Jinping’s hunger for power is hurting China’s economy; How to fix the Ivy League – Its supremacy is being undermined by bad leadership…

And they’re off. What could upend America’s election?

• Folly and the Ivies – America’s elite universities are bloated, complacent and illiberal
• The Oscars go global – Hollywood’s growing love of foreign films says a lot about the insular industry
• Slimming drugs, fat profits – Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are making blockbuster drugs. Can they maintain their lead?
• China’s fantasy growth plan – China’s parliament is being used to highlight Xi Jinping’s power