THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Robin Hood state‘

Don’t go after the rich to fix broken budgets

It will not work, and is wrong in principle

Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making

Russia’s president cannot win the war, but fears peace

Saudi Arabia and the Emirates must resolve their own differences

America’s neglect is allowing an unwelcome tension to fester between two of its allies

Why insider trading isn’t always bad

At least on prediction markets

How to improve American legislators’ lot

Doing so would be good for members of Congress, and for democracy