Briefing
President Lear
Senility in high office
Even leaders who are spry for their age eventually lose their grip
Demotivational speaking
Democratic bigwigs are starting to call for Joe Biden to step aside
A sitting congressman has broken ranks
The trouble with sequels
What would Joe Biden actually do with a second term?
He has a domestic agenda, but no easy way to bring it about
Model major-general
How AI is changing warfare
An AI-assisted general staff may be more important than killer robots
A botched hit
America’s assassination attempt on Huawei is backfiring
The company is growing stronger—and less vulnerable
Anatomy of a dressing-down
The people and places that turned away from the BJP
The heartland, and especially lower-caste voters, have soured on Narendra Modi
Electoral rebuke
Narendra Modi could respond to disappointment in two different ways
He could become more moderate and focus on the economy, or double down on Hindu nationalism
Abortion and politics
The undoing of Roe v Wade has created a mighty political movement
The power of women with clipboards
Dawdling and decay
Why this is South Africa’s most important election since 1994
It may force the country’s indecisive leader to make a fateful choice
In the worst case
Why America is vulnerable to a despot
Its democratic system is not as robust as it seems
The great regression
The world’s economic order is breaking down
Critics will miss globalisation when it is gone
Budgetary blindness
America’s fiscal outlook is disastrous, but forgotten
On the campaign trail, both main candidates largely ignore the problem