English Channel The risks to migrants of crossing the English ChannelThe Economist STAND ON Britain’s southern shore, looking towards France, and your gaze will settle upon the world’s busiest shipping lane. Over 600 cargo ships …
Pope Francis Benedict XVI is a pole of attraction for critics of Pope FrancisThe Economist AS WAS CLEARLY observed on April 21st by excited pilgrims as well as television-watchers across the world, only one white-robed prelate appeared on a …
Jet Airways Jet Airways stops all operationsThe Economist IT HAS BEEN a slow, painful, descent. For months, Jet Airways, once India’s second largest airline, has been failing. Planes were grounded for …
Boeing 737 MAX Airlines may be underestimating the cost of the 737 MAX groundingsThe Economist IN MARCH REGULATORS around the world grounded all Boeing 737 MAX jets after two of the type crashed within five months of each other, killing 346 …
Church of England Cathedrals are at risk of crumbling in most parts of Europe, but there are exceptionsThe Economist THE CATHEDRAL of Notre Dame in Paris, and the vast outpouring of sorrow over its semi-destruction by fire on April 15th, epitomises the power of …
Tiger Woods made our golf model look silly. Have we learned a lesson?The Economist FOR EVERY single week between August 2013 and September 2018, betting on Tiger Woods was a losing proposition. Owing to a series of injuries and …
News (U.S.) Tiger Woods wins his fifth Masters in a comeback for the agesThe Economist JUST A YEAR and a half ago, the most common question about Tiger Woods’s future was not whether he would win another major tournament, but whether he …
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods wins his fifth Masters in a comeback for the agesThe Economist JUST A YEAR and a half ago, the most common question about Tiger Woods’s future was not whether he would win another major tournament, but whether he …
Tampa Bay, FL Why the NHL’s best team in decades is unlikely to win the Stanley CupThe Economist THIS YEAR’S edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the best team to take to the ice in the National Hockey League (NHL) for decades. On April 6th …
A former pope blames the swinging sixties for clerical crimesThe Economist JUST AS Pope Francis struggles to stop his well-regarded papacy being overshadowed by charges of laxity over child abuse, his predecessor has emerged …
India Why do India’s elections take so long?The Economist ALMOST ONE in eight of the world’s adult population is eligible to vote in the election for the next Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s …
Rory McIlroy Why neither Tiger Woods nor Rory McIlroy is our Masters favouriteThe Economist PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ply their trade the whole year round, but the sport only kicks into gear fully in early April, when the Masters—the first of the …
World Bank How does the World Bank work?The Economist ON APRIL 5th the World Bank appointed a new boss: David Malpass, a former economic adviser to President Donald Trump and senior official in the …
Great Britain British Christians are as divided by Brexit as everybody elseThe Economist ONE OF THE historical functions of England’s established church is to speak for the whole nation, including those of other faiths and none, at times …
Jesus The uneasy co-existence of national struggles and conservative clericsThe Economist FOR BOTH the Irish and the Greek-Cypriots, at opposite geographical extremes of the European Union, this is a time of year when you expect to hear …
Boeing Why Boeing’s shares have not fallen further after the 737 MAX crashesThe Economist BOEING, AN aerospace giant, has been a darling of the American stockmarket. Over the past three years its share price has tripled. In 2017 it was …
Cabin Crew Should flight attendants be allowed to sell their seniority?The Economist FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in America have been found to be selling desirable route assignments to their colleagues—again. A year ago American Airlines began …
Human Rights Authoritarians worldwide define religions they don’t like as extremistThe Economist THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (USCIRF) is concerned about extremism, and with good reason—but not quite (or not …
IAAF Diamond League The marathon has vanquished other long-distance running eventsThe Economist THERE WAS once a time when races on the track represented the pinnacle of long-distance running. Few rankings of history’s greatest athletes include …
Brazil Why is Jair Bolsonaro commemorating a coup that happened 55 years ago?The Economist ON MARCH 31ST 1964 Brazilian soldiers stationed in the south-eastern city of Juiz de Fora began to march toward Rio de Janeiro, marking the start of …
The Trump era has exposed divisions among Catholics and evangelicalsThe Economist VERY NEARLY a quarter of a century has passed since a sort of joint manifesto was published by some of America's most prominent Roman Catholics and …
Long Haul Icelandic budget airline WOW Air stops flyingThe Economist AS IS ALWAYS the case when an airline goes bust, the collapse of WOW Air, an Icelandic low-cost carrier, has left a trail of financial destruction at …
European Union Why the EU wants to stop moving the clocksThe Economist SOMETIMES THE decision to change a country’s time zone can be political. Despite its vastness, all of China runs on Beijing time—a decision taken by …
News (U.S.) Donald Trump’s new attempt to undo ObamacareThe Economist THIS WEEK, as President Donald Trump celebrated the end of the Mueller investigation, he plunged into a fresh battle from which he is unlikely to …
Binyamin Netanyahu, Bitcoin’s flaws and returning stolen artThe Economist THIS WEEK, Binyamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, provides a parable of modern populism. Flaws in Bitcoin suggest that a lasting revival of …
Broad City Why so many of the protagonists in horror films are mothersThe Economist HORROR FILMS used to feature a “final girl”. The term, coined by Carol Glover in her book “Men, Women and Chainsaws” (1992), refers to a young woman, …
Welcome to the machineThe Economist ALL WORKERS must have days when they wonder whether their managers possess any intelligence at all. But next time you are puzzled by a boss’s …
Donald Trump Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, the alt-right sage without the rageThe Economist EVERYTHING ABOUT Ben Shapiro is polished. His answers are smooth. His appearance is neat. His academic pedigree is impeccable. He blasted into the …
Theresa May Theresa May’s last-ditch bid, the cost of measles misinformation and making grammar funThe Economist THERESA MAY, Britain’s prime minister, has promised to step down if Parliament passes her Brexit deal. The news has sparked a leadership contest that …
Planned Parenthood Why red states are passing laws banning early abortionsThe Economist A WOMAN’S CONSTITUTIONAL right to abortion has been recognised in America since the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v Wade in 1973. That ruling ordained …
