THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (May 1, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Taiwan test‘….
China has a new chance to call America’s bluff
The relief they are banking on needs to come fast
It would then have every right to strike back
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (April 24, 2025): The latest issue features Trump’s first 100 days, and beyond….
He has already done lasting harm to America
Jerome Powell wins a reprieve. But expect more showdowns between the White House and the Fed
Migration from Africa is a mega-trend that transcends today’s populist surge
Interpretability techniques are powerful, but must be used with care
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (April 16, 2025): The latest issue features How a dollar crisis would unfold…
If investors keep selling American assets, a grim fate awaits the world economy
What’s at stake in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Social media has plenty of problems. Lack of competition isn’t one of them
How a superstar judge illuminates an excessive concentration of power
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (April 3, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Ruination day: How to limit global damage‘….
But the rest of the world can limit the damage
A big beautiful opportunity
Our poll shows Syrians trust their new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa. So should the West
Under President Javier Milei, Argenti
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (March 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Revised Economic Outlook’….
The president and reality are drifting apart
Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not
The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending
And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky
Without a reprieve, the country will become a failed sta
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Don’s New World Order’…
But the new rules do not suit America
More wealth means more money for baby-boomers to pass on. That is dangerous for capitalism and society
Friedrich Merz has weeks to shore up his country’s defences
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (February 13, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Battle for the Pentagon‘ – Can Donald Trump remake American defense?
America’s security depends upon their success
Europe has a chance to catch up, whereas America should ease up
China has turned much of the global south against Taiwan. That could be laying the ground for forced unification
He is on track to win the election, but to fix Europe he will have to fix his country first
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (February 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Scam Inc.” – How the world’s most dangerous industry really works…
Online scamming leaves nobody safe
A worthwhile idea is straying into cruelty and, possibly, illegality
As well as some hard trut
Ideology, complacent markets and a need for revenue may still lead to big tariffs
The Wall Street Journal (February 4, 2025): President Donald Trump often cites the 25th President, William McKinley, as an inspiration for tariffs.
Chapters: 0:00 Trump’s tariff idol 0:50 Revenue 3:30 Restriction 5:02 Reciprocity 7:17 Trump today
The ‘McKinley Tariffs’ were some of the largest hikes in U.S. history, but in his second term, McKinley changed his mind, and argued for more free international trade as a way of helping the U.S. economy. WSJ explores how McKinley used tariffs, how Trump is following a similar playbook and why McKinley. Actually came to speak out against them.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW (January 31, 2025): The latest issue features How AI Can Transform Your Organization: Streamline operations, spur innovation, and win over skeptical employees.
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