Joe Biden often seems to distinguish himself from his party’s worst ideas in muted tones and delicate asides. He must be louder and clearer in defending ideas that used to be uncontroversial
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The dismal litany of child-abuse scandals within the Roman Catholic Church over the past 20 years has fuelled calls for change https://t.co/Pimhqg4dBA
This is an especially bad time to be increasing government borrowing. Annual global inflation is 9.5% and interest rates are rising https://t.co/4wUIbA2sPs
“The original objectives by President Putin have not been met and will not be met.” @AdmTonyRadakin_ discusses the state of the conflict in Ukraine, on “The Economist Asks” https://t.co/VMB7oFNHor
The existing encryption standards are a bit of gnarly mathematics designed to be well-nigh impossible for today’s computers to crack. Researchers worry, however, about a coming era of quantum computers https://t.co/QmGmf9Pi5k
How is the Ukraine conflict changing warfare? Britain’s chief of the defence staff @AdmTonyRadakin_ joins @AnneMcElvoy and @Shashj on “The Economist Asks” podcast https://t.co/fggIG6qPxq
The extra couple of billion people expected by the UN will cause emissions of greenhouse gases, making it even harder to tackle climate change
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Rhinos, cows and men with guns: why violence racks the biggest, driest and poorest chunk of Kenya https://t.co/397SPR6o4O
Two-thirds of Gaza’s 2.1m people are under 25. Thanks to the Israeli blockade, they are stuck on a tiny strip of land with few jobs and no way out https://t.co/sYagUB94Sl
The Democrats, like their Republican counterparts, have fallen prey to their activists. The party has begun to put this right, but there is a lack of urgency
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Should next year’s crop in Ukraine and Russia fail, hundreds of millions more people could fall into poverty. Political unrest will spread, children will be stunted and people will starve
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How did interbreeding between modern humans and now-extinct hominins shape the human genome? Listen to “Babbage”, our podcast on science and technology, with @alokjha https://t.co/0mhKSFgUmO
When a few people are given power over others, when checks on that power are weak and when victims lack effective channels to report abuse, predators will take advantage https://t.co/6BAI5n3bXy
Most Europeans cannot yet see or smell the gastastrophe, but in the markets the warning signs are already flashing red https://t.co/ZdNoRPJ2W1
Abe Shinzo believed that Japan should assert itself in the world https://t.co/fCWVev2YTR
Letting the Conservative Party’s 180,000 or so members have the final say over its leader, even when they are also choosing the head of the government, risks turning the role of prime minister into a rotten presidency https://t.co/YntyVPDxWU
The grip the Normans exerted on Europe and the Middle East was more the result of a militarised diaspora and crafty opportunism than of conscious empire-building, argues Levi Roach in a new book https://t.co/L6n3H2YT7O
The missile strikes appear to have occurred all along the front lines, from Luhansk in the east to Kherson in the south https://t.co/M3dWZMzTP6
Abe Shinzo was a pragmatist who strengthened Japan’s defences and rallied allies. Japan is likely to stick to the course he set https://t.co/OlZiDT4Fpu
Beneath the brushstrokes of Old Master paintings are intricate linen canvases which are works of art in themselves https://t.co/baECgsjyad
AstraZeneca-Oxford and Pfizer-BioNTech ramped up production early, and by the end of the study period had by far the most doses administered outside China https://t.co/7jSQkX5VGa
Although it may entice the eye, clear packaging gives the nose reason to despair. Light is a potent driver of chemical change—and the damage can happen fast https://t.co/Lm4f6LD2KT
The destruction of “America’s Stonehenge” has been described as an act of domestic terrorism. What were the Georgia Guidestones, and why might they have been attacked? We explain https://t.co/r7ljXbQXwS
Abe Shinzo left his mark on Asia and the world, not just Japan https://t.co/jQMTC5oNgU
When quantum computers reach their potential, the world will suffer the biggest security hack in history. Future-proof encryption is available and should be put to use https://t.co/xT9xfSTb6b
Quantum computers will make secret intelligence easy to read. Resilient encryption has never been more important https://t.co/unI7tAZfIS
Kishida Fumio, Japan’s current prime minister, is likely to carry on down the path Abe Shinzo charted—but more cautiously https://t.co/xhO1UB6HCp
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine appeared to vindicate some of America’s anxieties. Western officials now wonder whether nationalism in China may lead it down a similar path https://t.co/qqizeyfEQX
Clear positives stand out from Abe Shinzo’s record, most notably the financial accounts of Japan Inc
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Core inflation rose 0.7% in June from May, the highest month-on-month increase in a year https://t.co/7req4NhE6e
The Democrats need to ditch cherished myths that empower its idealists. The greatest myth is that the party’s progressive stances invigorate the base and are off-putting only to the other side
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Levi Roach’s new book is a powerful account of Norman history, told from the conquerors’ perspective https://t.co/PaRUrZELNe
Investigations into sexual abuse by Catholic priests are often thwarted by an ancient institution’s reflexive secrecy https://t.co/jNmcZMcl2m
Elephants only rarely develop cancer. That is odd. Cancer, after all, is something of a numbers game: the more cells, the more replications https://t.co/w2gP8ST54r
How did humans evolve? The Economist’s @alokjha and Dylan Barry explain how new technology is revealing the complexity of our origins, on our science and technology podcast “Babbage” https://t.co/ZweVWSV5cJ
The ethnic diversity of the candidates for the Conservative Party’s leadership election has been striking. It underlines a transformation since the 2005 general election, when just two non-white Tories won seats https://t.co/09WmEOCTDC
His resignation has been rejected by Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella https://t.co/qUC29tllg7
Boris Johnson’s promise to step down has allowed him to cobble together a caretaker government, which will run the country until a new prime minister takes office in early September. How will he use that time? https://t.co/pCv8wQMICf
Modern digital-art software is designed to be professional and utilitarian. “Mario Paint”— a charming game released 30 years ago—prioritised fun instead https://t.co/RcgVKW8xQm
The hundreds of millions of short clips uploaded to TikTok are causing sleepless nights in both Silicon Valley and Western capitals https://t.co/VQLLT2cwJH
Japan’s current prime minister has been quick to declare loyalty to Abe Shinzo’s hawkish legacy. But Kishida Fumio should follow the pragmatic Abe, not the ideological Abe https://t.co/VD5vucQa6V
The Democrats are moving away from their most radical ideas, but they must move faster
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There may be a heatwave in Europe at present, but winter is coming. It promises to be brutal and divisive: the energy crisis is rapidly worsening as Vladimir Putin strangles gas supplies https://t.co/c71L71N8Fb
Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is not a problem of a few bad apples; it is a rotting orchard https://t.co/UQVV56xXxG
Moving the Democrats towards the centre ground would not just be a shrewd political tactic: it could also be the beginning of a cure for American democracy. The stakes could not be higher
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Until recently MPs swore that in Boris Johnson’s chaos lay a special bond with voters that would keep them in power for another decade. Now all candidates boast of their integrity, seriousness and grip; none seeks to be his heir https://t.co/f9KT7O8lkY
Two vaccines shared first place, and averted between 5m and 7m deaths (because of the considerable uncertainty, The Economist deemed this a statistical tie) https://t.co/paiWJShWvE
The hype about TikTok is justified—and so are the concerns. There's a reason why the world’s most exciting app is also its most mistrusted https://t.co/qTI7kC1lQv