Mr Trump has even better odds (95%) when he wins Michigan, but he has more alternative routes to the presidency without ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer argues that fear of giving offense hinders scientific progress. Photo: Free to Choose Network ...

The world offers no such neat choices now. This article marks the launch of “The Telegram”, The Economist’ s new weekly ...

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the ...

(The Economist first used “fascist” in 1921 ... up with a better framing for a 21st-century campaign against MAGA-style politics. For many Americans, fascism is inextricably linked to Adolf ...

Asset values have grown, but the working class bear the brunt of inflated prices and higher interest rates.

Visit The Economist’s live results page to see the latest. Donald Trump is already picking his incoming administration. Given his often chaotic governing style, personnel will probably have an ...

It’s a question that inspired three academics awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics—Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT, and James Robinson of the University of Chicago.

OpenAI has hired its first chief economist: Aaron Chatterji, formerly the chief economist at the Commerce Department under President Joe Biden and a senior economist in President Barack Obama’s ...

French economic forecaster, who some call "the world's most accurate economist," Christophe Barraud predicts Donald Trump to win the 2024 presidential election. Barraud is the chief economist and ...

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Chart: The Economist A more optimistic pointer for Democrats is the partisan divide in consumer sentiment (see chart). While both parties’ supporters tend to feel more positive when they control ...