Essay
Anti-politics is eating the West
When politics is about hating the other side, democracy suffers
Our study of worldwide data shows where negative partisanship is on the rise, and why
The Sun machines
Solar power is going to be huge
An energy source that gets cheaper and cheaper is a wonderful thing
Browsers, the printing press, Freud and AI
How AI could change computing, culture and the course of history
Expect changes in the way people access knowledge, relate to knowledge and think about themselves
The view from a tent in the Arctic
The Alaskan wilderness reveals the past and the future
The oil flows more slowly, the climate changes more quickly
An anatomy of erasure
How a free and open Hong Kong became a police state
It was a long time in the planning
The viral universe
Viruses have big impacts on ecology and evolution as well as human health
They are ubiquitous, diverse and very powerful
A gamble on the rains
The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future
A story of famines and trade, science and cupidity
The global centre
The story of China’s economy as told through the world’s biggest building
It is a microcosm that reveals how much China is master of its own fate
The Economist at 175
Liberalism: further reading
Nationalism: further listening
The Economist’s playlist of national anthems
An accompaniment to our essay on nationalism
Luther’s reformation