In 2021 Jared Isaacman, the man soon to become NASA’s boss, bought a 30-second ad at the Super Bowl. Mr Isaacman—a boyish-looking 42-year-old billionaire, jet pilot...
Pick your most bracing defence of freedom from the Trump administration: here is the vice-president, J.D. Vance, lecturing Europe for having the arrogance to judge “hateful...
The German parliament building, the Reichstag, which has been the seat of the Bundestag since 1999. Fhm | Moment | Getty Images U.S. tariffs could push...
Editor’s note: Here is a selection of correspondence shared with The Economist by employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They give a sense...
AS DONALD TRUMP ramps up tariffs, he is causing turmoil in financial markets. But for a motley group of American manufacturers, the worry is that he...
Depression and anxiety seem to have peaked a couple of years ago
Soy farmer Caleb Ragland on his farm in Magnolia, Kentucky Courtesy: American Soybean Association Caleb Ragland, a soybean farmer in Magnolia, Ky., voted for President Donald...
ON A NARROW road on the main campus of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lies Building 21, the crescent-shaped headquarters of America’s premier...
ON A NARROW road on the main campus of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lies Building 21, the crescent-shaped headquarters of America’s premier...
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Global...