The campus counter-revolution
MAGA’s remaking of universities could have dire consequences
For higher education, innovation, prosperity and freedom
Finance & economics
Investors realise Trump’s pause was not the salvation it appeared
As China strikes back, reality sets in
International
There is a vast hidden workforce behind AI
Will they become redundant as the technology develops?
The Americas
Negotiators must prepare for a chaotic COP in Brazil
The climate meeting will be hot, humid and uncomfortable. That might help
The world in brief
Wall Street stock indices closed higher on Friday after a volatile week of trading...
Steve Witkoff, Mr Trump’s diplomatic envoy, met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg...
The United Nations maritime body approved a carbon-pricing plan for ships, charging up to $380 per tonne of CO2 above a target level from 2028...
Several American banks posted first-quarter earnings...
Too many adults are absolutely clueless
Need to change a tyre or file your taxes? In America, “adulting” courses can help
Free exchange: Despite the pause, America’s tariffs are the worst ever trade shock
Reed Smoot, eat your heart out
Meet Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s retro revolutionary
Africa’s youngest leader is the face of the continent’s changing geopolitics
The six best films about financial turmoil
Watch these titles when you can no longer watch the ticker
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The Intelligence
Art of the real: Trump bows to markets
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
Trump’s tariffs on China
China has a weapon that could hurt America: rare-earth exports
It has only just begun to use it
Why China thinks it might win a trade war with Trump
The country’s officials vow to “fight to the end”
China’s shoemakers seem more sanguine than its politicians
A trade war will cause a lot of damage, but many have weathered storms before
How America could end up making China great again
A big beautiful opportunity
Culture
What to watch this weekend
Survival lessons from Viola Davis, Jon Hamm and Pedro Pascal
Would you turn your home into a museum?
The recently renovated Frick Collection is a testament to a bygone era
Why you should believe in God. Or Allah. (But not Baal)
Ross Douthat believes everyone should believe. Readers may have doubts
Pronouns have become extremely divisive
These short words are at the centre of a big political debate
“G20”, a rollicking new film, evokes an old ideal of America
It is outlandish in more ways than intended
Games
Dateline history quiz
Guess when these extracts were published in The Economist
Mini crossword
Our worldplay puzzle, now published twice a week
Pint-sized news quiz
Have you been following the headlines?
Other highlights
Betty Webb never spoke about her work, until she had to
The Bletchley Park “secretary” died on March 31st, aged 101
The British are learning to love cheap overseas health care
Growing numbers are heading abroad for cosmetic and other medical procedures
Could data centres ever be built in orbit?
A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that
Japan faces a reckoning over rice
A crisis over its staple reveals cracks in the country’s food system
Edition: April 12th 2025
The age of chaos
Bolstering Ukraine’s defence industry
Europe should buy from Ukraine’s defence industry, and invest in it
The assault on America’s universities
Donald Trump’s plan to remake universities threatens America’s prosperity and freedom
How AI can be good for the climate
It could help decarbonise the industries that have proved the hardest to clean up
Oh, grow up! The rise of “adulting” courses
Too many adults are absolutely clueless
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
