How to avoid a hangover

2025-12-15

The mega-rich are giving up on luxury assets. Forget fine wine, great art and glitzy mansions. Instead, they’re spending on hotels, restaurants and sporting events. The Economist’s senior economics writer, Callum Williams, explores the growth in ultra-luxury services.

Tap the link to learn why working as a housekeeper in Palm Beach in Florida can now net you more than $150,000 a year

2025-12-06

Why are more Americans being executed? Rebecca Jackson, our Southern correspondent, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how politicians and the Supreme Court have helped usher in a new era of capital punishment.

Chapters:
00:00 – Why is America increasing the number of executions?
00:57 – Do Americans actually support executions anymore?
01:40 – If public support is low, what’s driving the surge in executions?
03:06 – With declining support, will execution rates continue to rise?
03:54 – Are states pushing the Supreme Court to expand executions even further?

Links:
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4iDfvuR
More Americans are being executed: https://econ.st/49Zm3Sc
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#TheEconomist #Florida

2025-12-04

Sir Keir Starmer called Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s populist right-wing party, “pro-Putin or Putin-neutral”. In an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, @ZannyMintonBeddoes, Britain’s embattled prime minister said a Reform government would harm Britain and potentially break the West.

The full interview will be available to watch at 4pm UK time. Click the link to watch: https://www.economist.com/insider

2025-11-27

Is Britain’s budget a failure? Tom Carter, our Britain economics correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why this is a missed opportunity for the Labour Party and why the government’s new policies are anti-growth.

00:45 – What is the economic backdrop to the budget?
01:31 – Was the government’s economic windfall put to strategic use?
02:38 – Did the budget cause "violent market reactions"?
03:23 – Was this a good budget for Labour?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4rpIndI
This bodge-it budget does not give Britain what it needs: https://econ.st/4p9Hl4c
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#TheEconomist #Budget2025 #Labour

2025-10-29

How powerful is your passport? Michelle Hennessy, our graphic detail editor, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how global passport rankings are shifting and why America’s passport power is fading.

00:00 What passport do you have?
00:27 Which passport is more powerful — British or Irish?
00:50 What is passport power?
01:20 Why does passport power matter when you travel?
01:46 How are passports ranked?
02:04 Which country has the most powerful passport?
02:39 Why has the US passport dropped in power?
03:28 Which countries are moving up or down the rankings?
04:21 Why are more Americans getting second passports?
05:31 What does passport power say about opportunity?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/43wO5Ak
The world’s most—and least—powerful

2025-10-21

Americans cough up more than anyone else for their drugs. Medicine prices in the United States are more than three times the rich-world average.

Donald Trump wants to fix that, by forcing companies to match the lowest prices in other wealthy countries. But could his cure be worse than the disease?

#america #healthcare #donaldtrump #bigpharma #uspolitics

2025-10-07

Learn more about The Economist’s new premium video product, The Economist Insider. https://www.economist.com/insider

The Economist Insider will provide front-row access to the spirited debates and candid conversations behind The Economist’s world-class journalism. It will provide unprecedented access to our journalists, showcasing the expertise, deeply informed analysis and diverse opinions within the editorial team.

The Economist Insider will feature twice weekly shows, with a flagship show hosted by our editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and deputy editor Edward Carr, as well as an additional show each week hosted by senior editors exploring geopolitics, defence, economics and tech.

New episodes will stream on Tuesdays and Thursdays and then be made available on demand. The