Polymeramory
Plastics are greener than they seem
Even if the world needs to become much better at managing their waste
1843 magazine | How to survive a purge: the secret diary of a DoJ staffer
A lawyer struggles with their conscience. New colleagues are watching
The Americas
The judge who would rule the internet
Brazil’s Alexandre de Moraes is on a crusade to cow the far right by curbing online speech
The world in brief
America’s Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan detainees in Texas, citing lack of due process...
Donald Trump said America would “take a pass” on brokering a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia unless an agreement is reached “very shortly”...
Mr Trump and Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, discussed “ongoing and productive” trade talks between America and Britain...
A Tunisian court sentenced opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen to between 13 and 66 years in jail for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government...
The threat to free speech in Germany
One of the freest countries in the world takes a hammer to its own reputation
Bagehot: In praise of flag-shagging
To govern Britain, it helps to like it
How Britain decides which drugs to buy
The NHS can’t afford all the latest miracle drugs. A quango decides who misses out
The success of “LOL: Last One Laughing” is no joke
It is a rare comedy show that has gone global
Discover more
The Intelligence
A difference in style is exacerbating US-China tensions
Money Talks newsletter
Understand the global economic upheaval caused by Trump’s tariffs
Tracking the presidency
How is America’s economy faring under Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this month, the Liberals are surging
This week
This week’s most important political stories
Russian missile strikes kill 35 people in Sumy, Nayib Bukele refuses to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to America—and more
This week’s most important business stories
The Trump administration’s pronouncements on tariffs sow more uncertainty, China continues its retaliations—and more
Letters
On university research in America, electricity costs, Daylight Saving Time, Jewish identity—and more
The weekly cartoon
A lighter look at this week’s events
Trump’s trade turmoil
Short-term pain, long-term gain, says Trump. Really?
America will be a country with shabbier roads, older airports and more dated factories
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
From Apple and Boeing to Nike and Starbucks, there is a lot of money at stake
How to swerve Donald Trump’s tariffs
Using cunning or flattery is a good start
The tariff madness of King Donald, explained
As his policy turns on a dime, pity those tasked with justifying his actions
Donald Trump v America’s universities
Edition: April 19th 2025
How a dollar crisis would unfold
China’s hold over America
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
Rubbish reasons for a bin strike
The moment is ripe to reform Britain’s equal-pay rules
In praise of plastics
If they are a problem, it is because they are badly managed
Mario Vargas Llosa, a passionate liberal
The Peruvian novelist died on April 13th, aged 89
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
