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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 25, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Should You Be Afraid Of Elon Musk?’…
Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?
Artificial intelligence is charging ahead. Not even its creators know how to keep up
Lebanon has a chance to break free of Hizbullah
With better government, it could become a business hub once again
Prediction markets need better rules
Their capricious settlement mechanisms are putting off serious investors
Britain’s troublingly nostalgic new prime minister
In an era of change, Andy Burnham promises to rewind the clock
HARPER’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW

Radical Reformation
The Catholic Church’s progressive revival by Jack Hanson
A Dying Art
The last of the morticians by John Semley
Blue Bowls
On misreading Doris Lessing by Cynthia Zarin
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 18, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Degradation in progress’…
Donald Trump’s gutting of the Department of Justice
What the degraded institution means for America
It’s too darn hot. Blame global dimming
Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
Donald Trump’s blind alley
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
China’s rulers have a woman problem
Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 11, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The man who would change Russia‘…
The man who would change Russia
A leading oligarch speaks out, warning of the looming disaster facing his country
Two cheers for Trump Accounts
The grubby scheme contains the seeds of a good idea
England needs fewer council homes, not more
Andy Burnham’s plan is no way to ease the housing crisis
A no-brainer for protecting your brain
One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia
Who is capable of evil?
Stop lowering the age of criminal responsibility
THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW
THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Reading shaped the modern mind. Its decline will reshape it—and transform civilization, Rose Horowitch argues in our August cover story.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. By Rose Horowitch
The Corner of Hollywood That’s Most Susceptible to AI
Animators are figuring out whether to fight or accept the new technology that’s coming for their jobs. By Shirley Li
Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue
Graham Platner’s unfitness for office was clear long ago. By Mike Nelson
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 4, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America at 250’
America is anxious, and awesomely powerful
Restlessness is what prevents the republic from sinking into stagnation
America should not imprison frontier AI
Fable is free. But the technology desperately needs better regulations4 min read
Turkey and Israel should trade energy, not insults
Both have much to gain from being less belligerent
Venezuela’s earthquakes are partly America’s problem
The government’s response has been dire. Its patron has a duty to help
The Hedgehog Review – SUMMER 2026 Preview

THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘
The Fading Promise of Higher Education
A loss of public faith in higher education and and what it represents for the larger community. This issue also features a Symposium on Aspects of 1776 in commemoration of America at 250.
The University’s Never-Ending Crisis
Higher education has dealt with epistemic revolution before.
Artificial Negligence
Why are college administrators so eager to adopt AI?
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 20, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America’s AI power grab’ – Anthropic and the geopolitics of frontier models….
AI has granted America vast new power
Its government is now the gatekeeper to frontier models—and most compute
Donald Trump gambles that Iran wants money more than power
The peace deal is all carrot and no stick
Don’t restrict Chinese biotech
Patients benefit from faster, cheaper treatments, wherever they are invented
India’s new economy still faces an old problem
Family-run conglomerates make the stock market a tricky place to invest
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – JUNE 25, 2026 PREVIEW

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features…
