Business
Musk Inc is under serious threat
The world’s richest man has lost focus. His competitors are taking advantage
Europe
President Erdogan jails his rival, and endangers Turkey’s democracy
Ekrem Imamoglu’s supporters have chosen him to run anyway
Europe
Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders
His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen
The world in brief
American and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia where they are expected to discuss a plan to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and a 30-day ceasefire...
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Turkey to protest against the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival to the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
South Korea’s constitutional court reinstated Han Duck-soo, the prime minister, as acting president...
Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is to face a confidence vote in parliament...
MAGA is already rewiring American education
The Department of Education is being dismantled; universities are being brought to heel
Bartleby: The horrors of shared docs
Transparent, user-friendly, maddening
New data show that the class divide in Britain may not be so wide
They make the country look better than America
Live music seems recession-proof. Thank the ticket scalpers
When demand softens, the secondary market absorbs the pain
Discover more
The Weekend Intelligence
The prison that works
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this year, the Liberals are surging
Superhumans
How to enhance humans
Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks
Dreams of improving the human race are no longer science fiction
But the “enhancement” industry is still hobbled by out-of-date regulation
Do lonely people have shorter lives?
What studying Britons can tell you about the risk factors for an early death
In search of forever
A special report on slowing the process of ageing (September 2023)
Games
Dateline history quiz
Guess when these extracts were published in The Economist
Mini crossword
Our wordplay puzzle
Pint-sized news quiz
Have you been following the headlines?
The consequences of Trumponomics
The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game
American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy
Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration
Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America?
Companies from Asahi to TSMC are expanding production in the country—for now
America is facing a beef deficit
Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer
Trump and the world
The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump
The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship
Donald Trump v the spies of Five Eyes
Will America’s president damage the world’s most powerful intelligence pact?
Will Donald Trump shape the Mexican president’s domestic agenda?
Claudia Sheinbaum has earned respect for her handling of Mr Trump
Donald Trump shoots his own global mouthpiece
The shutdown of VOA, RFE/RL and other broadcasters weakens America and supporters of democracy
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
Edition: March 22nd 2025
Rise of the superhuman
How to enhance humans
Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks
Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him
Turkey’s president fears to run against Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor
The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump
The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship
The judges Trump scorns should stand their ground
The rule of law is at stake
