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The Economist : letters
13 august
13h12
Does air-conditioning contribute to urban heat?
Also this week hospital malpractice, red-light therapy, the night-time economy, Andy Burnham’s taste in music, burgers
06 august
13h00
Musk said zero children had died after cuts to USAID
Also this week, household income, Africa’s cities, Claudette Colvin, pubs, prediction markets, AI-generated text
04 august
13h07
Our interview with Elon Musk
Readers responded in droves to our conversation with the influential, and controversial, tech entrepreneur
30 july
13h02
Does Britain’s social housing subsidise the wrong people?
Also this week, weather forecasts, using AI in law, falling cows, drones and zebras, questions
23 july
13h00
Could Andrey Melnichenko change Russia?
Also this week, housing, exercise, Microsoft’s games, the two Cambridges, Heinz ketchup
16 july
12h53
The United States is once again in a state of rebellion
Also this week, the backlash against AI, homelessness, Eisenhower and roads, oil predictions
12h51
The man who would change Russia?
On the contrary, Andrey Melnichenko’s essay is about how to make sure nothing changes at all, says Boris Bondarev
09 july
13h03
Why are big AI labs hiring so many philosophers?
Also this week, the impact of the Iran war, academic standards, tall men, Alan Greenspan, Warrington
02 july
14h22
Was the Trump administration’s blocking of Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models dystopian?
Also this week, startups in Honduras, sharing companies’ wealth, cricket in India, China, reading
25 june
12h58
What to do about space debris?
Also this week, streaming music, breastfeeding, Antoni Gaudà , taking advice from uncles, corporate reading lists
18 june
12h45
Were we too quick to attack Gen Z socialism ?
Also this week Trump and judges, crime in Britain, Star Trek and war, Ethiopia’s prime minister, edible medical devices
16 june
09h13
There are sound reasons that explain why many young people have turned to left-wing extremes
So say some of our readers responding to our recent criticisms of the new socialists, though not all agree with Gen Z
11 june
13h15
What can you learn from the Premier League?
Also this week, school meals in Indonesia, commuting, Barney Frank, MAGA tax, condoms
10h58
How to make the beautiful game exciting again
As the World Cup gets under way, readers send in their thoughts
10 june
15h01
The Green Party responds to our leader arguing that the new left’s policies threaten prosperity
The green economy creates thousands of jobs and strengthens energy security, argues Sarah Wakefield
10h27
President Prabowo Subianto responds to our recent briefing
We need to work for our common future and deliver on the platform on which we were elected, he says
04 june
13h08
Are most celebrity book-clubs irritating?
Also this week, SpaceX, Star Wars and cinema production, urban trees, management waffle, dressing for the City
28 may
12h54
Is overgrazing a problem for conservation?
Also this week, breastfeeding, Sir Keir Starmer, bunkers, submarines, bioterrorism, precise percentages
21 may
12h47
Do most baristas in Norway have a master’s degree?
Also this week, West Bengal, rich couples in urban areas, Marcus Crassus, Scotland’s languages, the European Union
15 may
13h51
Is British politics broken?
Readers sent us their thoughts on the turmoil that has engulfed Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party
14 may
12h55
Can Gwadar port compete with the port at Jebel Ali?
Also this week, antisemitism, epigenetic medicine, Jan Morris and Wales, family firms, heroic rodents, defence
12 may
17h25
A Nobel prizewinner in economics and a Brazilian academic respond to our article
The World Bank’s U-turn on industrial policy is significant, but not sufficient, argue Professors Stiglitz and Carvalho
07 may
13h08
Why does Britain consistently fail to capture economic returns from innovation?
Also this week, the Marquis de Morès, human rights, voter choice, maths and AI, the Victorians, bald men, eggs
30 april
12h48
AI and the associated risks are challenging policymakers to develop regulations quickly
Also this week, Thomas Malthus, academic status, measuring buffet portions
23 april
13h09
Is the impending food shock caused by the Iran war preventable?
Also this week, racial segregation, free-trade deals, music and the brain, Catholic saints
16 april
13h45
Does the European Convention on Human Rights need reforming?
Also this week, farming, Bob Dylan, Donald Trump’s ballroom, netizens
10 april
10h50
In Britain and beyond, do you think driving is getting better or worse?
The question asked by our Blighty newsletter drove readers to despair
09 april
13h08
Is Mexico’s economy broken?
Also this week, costs of the Iran war, sex workers, types of tourists, boredom at work, fizzy water
02 april
09h00
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance responds to our article on the economy
The moderation in 2025 reflects external headwinds, in part that includes changes to American trade policy, it said
01 april
12h51
Letters to the editor
Also this week, social trends in Britain, Nvidia, Andrew Jackson, digital lovers
26 march
13h57
Should Europe’s pensions be reformed?
Also this week, Hungarian think-tanks, Brazilian film, Iran, Asian pop music, email sign-offs
19 march
13h50
Are data centres in space less crazy than we think?
Also this week, AI in Europe, taxing the rich, critical minerals, supermarket shopping, paranoia, China’s tech elite
12 march
15h11
Is it optimistic to think that Hungary’s election in April will be free but not fair?
Also this week, methodology, congressional districts, the Articles of Confederation, meeting rooms, food, Donald Trump
10 march
16h20
Was America right to wage war on its long-standing enemy?
A selection of readers’ letters
05 march
13h45
Are Britain’s trade-union laws returning to the 1970s?
Also this week, navy ships, reducing poverty in America, Mexico’s exports, a history of the potato, tenor singers
03 march
15h49
France’s digital tsar responds to our argument that teenagers should continue to use social-media platforms
How best to protect young people in a digital environment that crosses borders and constantly evolves
26 february
13h56
In favour of allowing under-16s to continue using social media
Also this week, Epstein, Thailand’s economy, concerts in China, funding science, British cuisine, The Simpsons
23 february
14h36
Should teenagers be banned from social media?
Readers responded in droves to our argument that young people’s internet access should not be restricted
19 february
13h47
Will AI wipe out white-collar jobs?
Also this week, Admiral Sam Paparo, French electricity, marriage, passive investments, HS2, sad songs, management doublespeak
18 february
19h15
Should you join a choir?
Readers share their views on the pleasures of singing
13 february
11h52
Sir Keir Starmer’s dreadful week
As the prime minister clings to office, we asked readers what they thought about his record
12 february
13h50
Is education technology mostly useless?
Also this week, refreezing the Arctic, overseas colonial empires, child prodigies, relationships, song titles
05 february
13h47
Why the human brain is more important than AI
Also this week, ICE in Minneapolis, the sell-off in tech stocks, Estonia, cars and AI, grief, east London, self-service checkouts
29 january
13h48
The chronic weakness of the British state
Also this week, central banks, British politics, marine conservation, a Supreme Court case, transporting ships, peace prizes
26 january
09h24
A bill on assisted dying is delayed in the House of Lords
Readers send us their thoughts on the attempt to derail the legislation
22 january
14h07
Could Europe take on Russia without American help?
Also this week, Novo Nordisk, alcohol’s effects on history, Blade Runner , fitness, Peter Drucker
20 january
09h55
Donald Trump’s ambition to acquire the Danish territory
A selection of readers’ thoughts on Greenland
15 january
13h51
Britain’s relationship with the EU
Also this week, the cost-of-living crisis, Lewis and Clark, historical games, working hours, dating
13 january
10h05
America’s operation to remove Nicolás Maduro from power
Our readers share their thoughts on the events in Venezuela
08 january
13h47
Was our review of the Wealth of Nations at 250 uncharitable?
Also this week, populism, translating the Bible, cats, business hotels, Brigitte Bardot
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