A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship
Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/a-pilgrimage-to-the-mecca-of-mediumship?utm_source=press.coop
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Joe Biden donates weapons to Taiwan, as he does to Ukraine
Will it forestall a crisis with China, or provoke one? #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/28/joe-biden-donates-weapons-to-taiwan-as-he-does-to-ukraine?utm_source=press.coop
Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump
His lies will otherwise remain an effective political and legal tool #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/only-politics-not-the-law-can-stop-donald-trump?utm_source=press.coop
What America’s bike-share schemes tell you about venture capital
A highly visible indicator of market conditions #press


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What America’s bike-share schemes tell you about venture capital
A highly visible indicator of market conditions
The case for a third-party campaign in 2024 is actuarial, not ideological
No Labels wants to be political insurance for democracy, yet may doom it #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-case-for-a-third-party-campaign-in-2024-is-actuarial-not-ideological?utm_source=press.coop
Americans are moving to places besieged by extreme heat
To stay liveable, hot cities are experimenting with ways to keep cool #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/americans-are-moving-to-places-besieged-by-extreme-heat?utm_source=press.coop
American universities have an incentive to seem extortionate
They are much cheaper than the “crisis of college affordability” suggests #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/23/american-universities-have-an-incentive-to-seem-extortionate?utm_source=press.coop
Fentanyl is spreading the opioid crisis into America’s big cities
And death rates may rise further #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/27/fentanyl-is-spreading-the-opioid-crisis-into-americas-big-cities?utm_source=press.coop
America’s firefighters mostly do not fight fires
Some of them are a bit lost #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/03/americas-firefighters-mostly-do-not-fight-fires?utm_source=press.coop
America’s states are pursuing their own foreign policies
State legislatures are becoming another front in America’s clash with China #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/americas-states-are-pursuing-their-own-foreign-policies?utm_source=press.coop
The bad bind bedevilling Mike Pence and Chris Christie
Former courtiers to Donald Trump try to take down their old boss #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/06/the-bad-bind-bedevilling-mike-pence-and-chris-christie?utm_source=press.coop
As response rates decline, the risk of polling errors rises
A growing problem for America’s pollsters #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/as-response-rates-decline-the-risk-of-polling-errors-rises?utm_source=press.coop
AI is making Washington smarter
So far, lawmakers are taking cautious, bipartisan steps toward regulating it #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/ai-is-making-washington-smarter?utm_source=press.coop
Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League
The Supreme Court has given him the chance to restore his party’s commitment to uplift for all #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/12/joe-biden-should-run-against-the-ivy-league?utm_source=press.coop
The FDA approves the first-ever non-prescription birth-control pill
Progressives hope it will blunt the effect of abortion bans #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-fda-approves-the-first-ever-non-prescription-birth-control-pill?utm_source=press.coop
Horrifying numbers of Americans will not make it to old age
America tolerates rates of early death well beyond those of other rich countries #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/31/horrifying-numbers-of-americans-will-not-make-it-to-old-age?utm_source=press.coop
Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?
A constitutional workaround is plausible—but a deal would be better #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/19/could-the-14th-amendment-fix-americas-debt-ceiling-debacle?utm_source=press.coop
Can downtown densification rescue Cleveland?
Dan Gilbert, a Detroit-based billionaire, thinks so #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/can-downtown-densification-rescue-cleveland?utm_source=press.coop
America’s states are pursuing their own foreign policies
State legislatures are becoming another front in America’s clash with China #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/americas-states-are-pursuing-their-own-foreign-policies?utm_source=press.coop
Republican presidential candidates canoodle with Moms for Liberty
They hope that whipping up maternal fervour will propel them to the nomination #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/republican-presidential-candidates-canoodle-with-moms-for-liberty?utm_source=press.coop