PERUVIANS LONG FOR A BUKELE-LIKE STRONGMAN TO BEAT CRIME / THE ECONOMIST

An iron fist, please  Peruvians long for a Bukele-like strongman to beat crime Amid rife insecurity, people are despairing of their crooked ...

WHY THE IMF SHOULD BAIL OUT A SERIAL DEADBEAT / THE ECONOMIST

Chainsaw reaction Why the IMF should bail out a serial deadbeat Under President Javier Milei, Argentina has changed By the end of the month,...

DIRECT ECONOMICS -- THE GREAT MAGA EXPERIMENT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Direct economics — the great Maga experiment The arbitrariness of the tariffs is a feature not a bug in the plan to short-circuit the financ...

HOW DID THE CATHOLIC CHURCH GO SO WRONG? / THE ECONOMIST

Chapter and (re)verse How did the Catholic church go so wrong? A little-remembered gathering might have changed everything, a new book argue...

DONALD TRUMP´S TARIFFS WILL FIX A BROKEN SYSTEM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Donald Trump’s tariffs will fix a broken system Next we must tackle the barrage of non-tariff weapons used to strangle American exports Pete...

CHINA VOWS TO "FIGHT TO THE END" AFTER TRUMP THREATENS EXTRA 50% TARIFF / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

China vows ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff Beijing and Washington exchange warnings of retaliation as markets stab...

TRUMP´S AGRESSIVE PUSH TO ROLL BACK GLOBALISATION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Trump’s aggressive push to roll back globalisation The US president wants to unwind decades of economic integration. The risk of a 1930s-sty...

TRUMP´S ASSAULT ON THE RULE OF LAW: THE SPEED AND INTENT IS REMARKABLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Trump’s assault on the rule of law: ‘the speed and intent is remarkable’ The US president is testing constitutional limits and challenging t...