Deputy Editor, The Economist https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lz72gnbdnc25What naked emperors and Super Bowl ads have in common https://economist.com/culture/2025/09/18/what-naked-emperors-and-super-bowl-ads-have-in-common from The Economist19 Sep 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz72gnbdnc25https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lypapjfygk2fDon’t panic about the global fertility crash https://economist.com/leaders/2025/09/11/dont-panic-about-the-global-fertility-crash from The Economist13 Sep 2025 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypapjfygk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lyas5snwmc2pThe sinister brilliance of Donald Trump’s security theatre https://economist.com/united-states/2025/09/07/the-sinister-brilliance-of-donald-trumps-security-theatre from The Economist07 Sep 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyas5snwmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3ly36nt4azc2dAmerica’s Democrats all agree they messed up horribly to let Trump win. I went to Iowa, North Carolina and New York to ask them how they can win again https://economist.com/briefing/2025/09/04/how-americas-democrats-might-win-back-power?giftId=f6001bce-00f0-477d-b17c-52cf93e5559b05 Sep 2025 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly36nt4azc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lvthk5s77k2eHow climate change could spread malaria https://economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/08/07/how-climate-change-could-spread-malaria from The Economist07 Aug 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvthk5s77k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3ltx323stqs2mWhat if America’s red states are about to lose their cheap-housing advantage? https://economist.com/united-states/2025/07/14/what-if-americas-red-states-are-about-to-lose-their-cheap-housing-advantage from The Economist14 Jul 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltx323stqs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3ltn7d42p7k2wIn war, incentives matter more than courage https://economist.com/culture/2025/07/10/in-war-incentives-matter-more-than-courage from The Economist10 Jul 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltn7d42p7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lt76nvl4u22sThe TV shows people risk death to watch https://economist.com/culture/2025/07/03/the-tv-shows-people-risk-death-to-watch from The Economist05 Jul 2025 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt76nvl4u22shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lqwtqct7ts2pThe stunning decline of the preference for having boys https://economist.com/leaders/2025/06/05/the-stunning-decline-of-the-preference-for-having-boys from The Economist06 Jun 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwtqct7ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lqvpdckcxk2aAmerica’s tax on foreign investors could do more damage than tariffs https://economist.com/leaders/2025/06/05/americas-tax-on-foreign-investors-could-do-more-damage-than-tariffs from The Economist06 Jun 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvpdckcxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lpdybfyha22sWhy the best time to be a dad is now https://economist.com/culture/2025/05/15/why-the-best-time-to-be-a-dad-is-now from The Economist17 May 2025 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdybfyha22shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lpcdi3dhqs2sEurope’s free-speech problem https://economist.com/leaders/2025/05/15/europes-free-speech-problem from The Economist16 May 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcdi3dhqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3loal72lwn223How golden ages really start—and end https://economist.com/culture/2025/05/01/how-golden-ages-really-start-and-end from The Economist03 May 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3loal72lwn223https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3llyfcj3ql22qReversing state capture is hard. Just ask South Africa, Bangladesh or Poland. Far better not to let it take root in the first place. https://economist.com/international/2025/04/03/state-capture-is-a-growing-threat-reversing-it-is-hard from The Economist04 Apr 2025 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyfcj3ql22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lkte2vcs5c2tThe judges Trump scorns should stand their ground https://economist.com/leaders/2025/03/20/the-judges-trump-scorns-should-stand-their-ground from The Economist20 Mar 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkte2vcs5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lkdzurhcdk25The best way to curb the cruelty of the world’s worst regimes https://economist.com/culture/2025/03/13/the-best-way-to-curb-the-cruelty-of-the-worlds-worst-regimes from The Economist14 Mar 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdzurhcdk25https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3ljbhokxtm22shttps://www.economist.com/1843/2025/02/28/tyler-cowen-the-man-who-wants-to-know-everything28 Feb 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbhokxtm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lgsxnuanxk2bRwanda does a Putin in Congo https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/01/28/rwanda-does-a-putin-in-congo from The Economist28 Jan 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsxnuanxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lgmzt4ydl225In Putin’s new Russian economy, even a harmless digital retailer can attract the attention of warlords https://www.economist.com/1843/2025/01/24/the-warlord-the-oligarch-and-the-unravelling-of-russias-amazoncom from The Economist https://Amazon.com26 Jan 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgmzt4ydl225https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lgieeu6cyc2xWhy most countries should import more electricity https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/01/23/to-make-electricity-cheaper-and-greener-connect-the-worlds-grids from The Economist24 Jan 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgieeu6cyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lgfwwmlb5k2fHow Donald Trump draws on ideas from 1897 https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/01/23/america-has-an-imperial-presidency from The Economist23 Jan 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfwwmlb5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lgawrqqew223Good summary of Donald Trump’s extraordinary list of immigration curbs, including the flagrantly unconstitutional https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/21/donald-trump-cries-invasion-to-justify-an-immigration-crackdown from The Economist21 Jan 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgawrqqew223https://bsky.app/profile/robertguest.bsky.social/post/3lg3j5sazqk2yThe awful economics of piracy: the Houthis make $2bn a year by extorting money from shippers, while inflicting $200bn of costs on the world. https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2025/01/18/inside-the-houthis-moneymaking-machine from The Economist19 Jan 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:dkvk7jnt6edns4izghce36px/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3j5sazqk2y