Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Kevin Young
@kevinyoung.bsky.social
Head of Audience at @economist.com. Formerly at BBC News and Bloomberg. Views mine. Covid cautious 😷
Is Elon Musk remaking America’s government, or breaking it? There are three possible outcomes for DOGE econ.st/42bGqGf
If you want a good life, inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society econ.st/3QDUfYu
A mafia-like struggle for global power has begun, with rules that do not suit America. Other countries are already planning for a lawless era econ.st/3DbeFFe
Europe has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain. This is how it must respond to the threat posed by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin econ.st/4gSbyQp
The president-elect’s second term will not only be more disruptive than his first; it will also undermine a vision of foreign policy that has dominated America since the second world war econ.st/4aiHls9
Africa does not require saving. It needs less paternalism, less complacency and corruption—and more capitalism econ.st/3C0lXeu
Could a man who makes ugly promises of mass expulsion actually fix America’s immigration system? He will have to follow these three steps econ.st/3WcG4gk
Lots of talk in turn-of-year media predictions about alternative sources of organic traffic. Excitingly @economist.com has reached 1m followers on WhatsApp Channels, one of the new platforms we’re trying. Sign up for free to receive three suggested stories per day: www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
Tech bros and MAGA diehards are at odds over Trumponomics. But from the chaos and contradiction something good might just emerge econ.st/3W1cMkw
So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/
Step into Christmas with our double issue—and see whether you can identify all of the stories on our cover. Here’s how we put it together: econ.st/3BNopEQ
My last column of the year: We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins. In 1991 Kevin was the most popular name in France, Germany and the Netherlands. It was a working-class phenomenon, which the urbane elite has been much amused by. But the joke was on the elite. www.economist.com/europe/2024/...
We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins
How an American name became a European diagnosis
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Delighted to win this, especially in such a strong category 🥳
Press Gazette@pressgazette.co.uk · 2y agoComment Journalism winner at #BritishJournalismAwards 2024 is @duncanrobinson.bsky.social of @economist.com who judges said was “absolutely on the money on freebies long before the rest of the media”
“For a while there have been warnings of a ‘tripledemic’ of Covid, flu and RSV this winter, but with rising cases of norovirus this could fast become a ‘quad-demic’”
NHS busier than ever heading into winter
NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.
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No budget, no government. It is hard to see how France’s deep political crisis can be resolved econ.st/4f1M3Lp
Great to see @livmoloney.bsky.social talking about @economist.com’s new video strategy here:
Hanaa’ Tameez@hanaatameez.bsky.social · 2y ago📹 NEW: I talked to four news publishers about integrating vertical video on their homepages, apps, and in stories. No one I talked to is "pivoting to video" again, but instead making their journalism available in the format the users are now accustomed to. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/news...
Our new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it🔬🧠🦠🧵Your weekend read👇 @cellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better. Read our interview with Javier Milei: econ.st/4eQ5xTo
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People should have the right to choose the manner of their death. Britain’s Parliament must not squander a rare chance to enrich fundamental liberties by voting against a law allowing assisted dying econ.st/490xBC0
The American state needs an overhaul, and Donald Trump has a mandate for disruption. But Musk-led reform risks creating a new problem for the country: the emergence of a combustible, corrupt oligarchy econ.st/3Z7r6sO
