Today
Famous, poor and gay, she scandalised her class, and country
Lawyer Constance Debré left her husband for women. Denied custody of her son, she turned the story into a book that shocked France.
- Claire Allfree
- Analysis
- UK leadership
Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore
In barely a decade he has gone from disgraced Top Gear presenter to beloved guardian of the British countryside, due to the success of Clarkson’s Farm.
- The Economist
Yesterday
- Opinion
- India
India is starting to look like a Central Asian dictatorship
As the country holds its national election, Narendra Modi’s government is undermining democratic institutions and building a cult of personality around the PM.
- Debasish Roy Chowdhury
- Analysis
- Banking products
Good banks today want to be seen as boring
Regional US financial institutions are promoting themselves as stodgy, stuffy and dull in response to industry failures.
- Bre Bradham
This Month
How to get a meeting with the UAE’s $2.3 trillion man
Deals with hard-to-reach decision maker Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan are often built on years of relationships with one of his network of gatekeepers.
- Ben Bartenstein
- Opinion
- Workplace
Business school blather can’t beat real-world CEO know-how
What’s needed is a new management theory that avoids the deceptive certainties of neoliberalism and the equally deceptive vagaries of stakeholder capitalism.
- Adrian Wooldridge
Don’t swat fruit flies – they’re smarter than you probably think
Researchers say many species, from insects to invertebrates, have consciousness. It turns out humans aren’t so special, after all.
- Ed Cumming
Why Indian workers head to war zones, from Israel to Russia
The promise of well-paid jobs is too strong a lure to resist, despite the lack of protection from their home government and those they work under.
- Swetasree Ghosh Roy
What will central banks do in a cashless world?
The development puts new pressure on such institutions to reimagine their role and become more innovative.
- Mariana Mazzucato and David Eaves
Our world is already ravaged by nuclear war
Annie Jacobsen’s new book, written in the style of a techno-thriller, sets out what might happen if that fateful button is pushed.
- Erik Baker
There hasn’t been a series this complex – and funny – in a long time
One of the bigger gags in this Vietnam War tale, is the casting of Robert Downey jnr in several make-up-heavy roles.
- Jordan Hoffman
April
In Israel, resignation that the killings are not over
A visit to Israel by one of Australia’s leading writers reveals a shattered society under no illusions about its much-criticised war against Hamas.
- Gideon Haigh
Eric Schmidt is helping build Ukraine’s war machine
Google’s ex-chief executive is a force behind a new generation of drones that may revolutionise warfare.
- David Sanger
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Musk sells the Tesla dream, skips the details
On the car maker’s results call this week, the numbers were bad but the words were dreamy. Perhaps too dreamy.
- Liam Denning
Is it possible to find love without an app?
Online-dating fatigue is creating pressure for innovations to help humans discover love in real life, but hitting on strangers isn’t easy.
- Faith Hill
Elon Musk’s robotaxi dreams plunge Tesla into chaos
Plans for a self-driving taxi are being prioritised over a cheaper Tesla that investors prefer, company insiders say.
- Edward Ludlow and Dana Hull
- Opinion
- Courts
Trump’s prosecution puts American law on trial too
Flaws in the criminal case against former president Donald Trump demonstrate the vulnerability of the US legal system.
- Richard Porter
- Analysis
- Gen Z
Stop complaining, Zoomers – you’re rich
People born between 1997 and 2012 should appreciate that Millennials and Baby Boomers were poorer at this stage in their lives.
- The Economist
Scammers are taking over the world
A seedy layer beneath our regular lives is cluttered with bogus messages, spam callers and phishing attempts.
- Steven Kurutz
How to beat the busyness curse
If you’re filling every waking hour with something to do, you may be overcompensating for not wanting to be idle – but there is a middle path.
- Arthur Brooks