China has a lower share of white-collar workers than America, so AI is likely to have the greatest effect in consumer markets ...

The connection between deadlines and journalism is obvious: this column would never have been written without one. But ...

Many of America’s new businesses are one-man bands, categorised by the government as unlikely to hire within their first few ...

That is because the Big Mac, though a single product, has over 60 distinct ingredients, from beef to xanthan gum. It also ...

In an era of change, Andy Burnham promises to rewind the clock.

De redactie van NRC selecteert de beste artikelen uit The Economist voor een breder perspectief op internationale politiek en ...

Can French swagger keep Europe safe? A growing number of European governments seem anxious to find out. This is a lonely ...

These fires may end up being the worst that Europe sees this summer. But do not bank on it. A series of heatwaves has left lots of places desiccated and flammable—and more hot weather is to come. Last ...

It’s a good thing that AI writing is getting better. Sifting through today’s slop is a drain on your brain and your time. LLMs have tripled the number of new e-books published on Amazon every month, ...

Of the qualities the American right has come to despise in the left, empathy is the most puzzling. Boy, do they hate it. A ...

The most influential, published in the Lancet in July 2025, estimates that by 2030 14m people will die as a result of USAID’s demise. Neither a claim of zero nor one of so many millions survives a ...

Outsiders have shown callous indifference to the suffering, by paying to keep the fighting going or neglecting it. Yet by ...