Leaders
Mission unaccomplished
The British budget combines large numbers and a narrow vision
A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it
Think outside the box
ADHD should not be treated as a disorder
Adapting schools and workplaces for it can help far more
Making business roar
Time to shake up Asia’s sleepy monopolies
The cosy links between politics and business impose large costs on a dynamic region
Criminal justice
Decarceration is the key to better prisons
Britain is not the only rich country that needs a radical change in approach
The everything drugs
It’s not just obesity. Drugs like Ozempic will change the world
As they become cheaper, they promise to improve billions of lives
Status anxiety
The blistering rally in gold augurs ill for the power of the dollar
Central banks are shifting away from the greenback
Leaders
Elon’s $1m voter
Mr Musk’s scheme to boost Donald Trump is legally questionable and bad for democracy
Justin’s time
Canada’s Trudeau trap
How the world’s most reasonable country grew sick of centre-left liberalism
Reeves’s first rodeo
Britain’s budget risks being a huge missed opportunity
Rachel Reeves looks set to please no one for little return
The envy of the world
America’s economy is bigger and better than ever
Will politics bring it back to Earth?
Financial firepower
How the Biden administration botched America’s sanctions against Iran
With the financial deterrent undermined, only military deterrence is left
Space travel
Starship will change what is possible beyond Earth
The successful test-flight of SpaceX’s massive new space vehicle promises a host of new projects, including the colonisation of Mars