Sources / Economist

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Oct 20, 2007 @ 12:15pm neoform

Economist -- IN THE cause of equal rights, feminists have had much to complain about. But one striking piece of inequality has been conveniently overlooked: lifespan. In this area, women have the upper hand. All round the world, they live longer than men. Why they sho.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Oct 1, 2007 @ 9:25am neoform

Economist -- THERE can be no surer way of averting a sexually transmitted infection such as AIDS than avoiding sex. That much is obvious. And it is also convenient for religious lobbyists who believe that premarital sex is a sin. But is it realistic? Those lobbyists a.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Tue Sep 4, 2007 @ 9:37am neoform

Economist -- JOSEPH NICHOLS did not fight the guards at his execution, but he did not co-operate, either. He had to be lifted onto the trolley on which he was to die, and then strapped down. A needle was thrust into his arm. Asked if he had any last words, he said, �.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon May 21, 2007 @ 1:24pm neoform

Economist -- THERE were ten men on the stage, but only three counted. The front-runners for the Republican nomination—Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney—all gave solid performances at their second debate, which was held on May 15th in South Carolina. As fo.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 15, 2007 @ 11:17am neoform

Economist -- RUSSIA is a strong, sovereign and prosperous country, surrounded by enemies and traitors who are bent on undermining its geopolitical power. Upstarts such as Estonia and Poland are trying to spoil Russia’s far more important relationships with proper Eu.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 8:32am neoform

Economist -- Estonia has faced down Russian rioters. But its websites are still under attack FOR a small, high-tech country such as Estonia, the internet is vital. But for the past two weeks Estonia's state websites (and some private ones) have been hit by “denia.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Sun Mar 4, 2007 @ 10:20am neoform

Economist -- I RECENTLY lunched with, among other people, a woman who was a big fan of The Rules. This book became a bestseller in the 1990's by promising to help women catch husbands. The basic premise was that you were supposed to be a) easy to be with and b) hard.. Read More

POLITICS / OPINION Fri Feb 16, 2007 @ 11:22pm neoform

Economist -- DICK CHENEY has never been a great fan of open government. His staff refuse to reveal how many people work in his office, let alone what they do there. He went to court to keep the membership of his energy commission secret. You can find the White House a.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sun Feb 11, 2007 @ 3:19am neoform

Economist -- THE yen is perhaps the world's most undervalued currency. It is even cheaper than the Chinese yuan by some measures. Last week the Japanese currency hit an all-time low against the euro and its real trade-weighted value fell to its lowest since at least 1.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sun Feb 11, 2007 @ 3:18am neoform

Economist -- IT IS not difficult to be pessimistic about the future of European business. Compared with the awesome strength of America and the raw power of emerging Asia, Europe is sometimes portrayed as a has-been, excelling in luxury goods, fine food, wines and fas.. Read More

ENTERTAINMENT / OPINION Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 1:01am neoform

Economist -- IT WAS uncharacteristically low-key for the industry’s greatest showman. But the essay published this week by Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, on his firm’s website under the unassuming title “Thoughts on Music” has nonetheless provoked a vigorous d.. Read More

POLITICS / OPINION Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 1:00am neoform

Economist -- A COUPLE of years ago Dick Morris, an estranged former Clinton adviser, published “Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race”, which argued that Condoleezza Rice was the only person who could save America from a Clinton restoration. Since th.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Sun Jan 28, 2007 @ 6:52pm neoform

Economist -- ROSS PEROT, a populist American politician, predicted in the early 1990s that a trade pact with Mexico would create a ‘‘giant sucking sound’’ as jobs headed south. Instead, America experienced full employment. So giant-sucking-sound detectors turn.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Fri Jan 19, 2007 @ 9:59am mrmdc

Economist -- The launch of a new version of Microsoft Windows, called Vista, is not quite the event it used to be. Has the software giant reached the pinnacle of its power?.. Read More

WORLD / OPINION Sat Jan 13, 2007 @ 1:28pm neoform

Economist -- MUCH of the cash that keeps Kim Jong Il's bankrupt regime in business stems from the 600,000 ethnic Koreans in Japan. They have plenty of grievances with their host country and a lot of sympathy for the regime in Pyongyang. Many feel duty-bound to donate.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Thu Jan 11, 2007 @ 4:57pm mrmdc

Economist -- WITH his leg injured in a recent skiing accident, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor, this week announced a plan that could change the terms of America's health-care debate. The Republican in charge of the country's most populous state, where.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jan 9, 2007 @ 3:04pm mrmdc

Economist -- ECONOMISTS bracing themselves for Chicago’s icy snows as they arrived for this weekend’s meeting of the American Economic Association got something of a shock. The sun has been shining over the Windy City and temperatures are relatively mild. On the e.. Read More

SCIENCE / OPINION Tue Dec 19, 2006 @ 10:40pm neoform

Economist -- IN THE late 1990s a previously blameless American began collecting child pornography and propositioning children. On the day before he was due to be sentenced to prison for his crimes, he had his brain scanned. He had a tumour. When it had been removed, h.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Dec 8, 2006 @ 8:46am neoform

Economist -- IF THERE were a club for pariah regimes, those of North Korea and Myanmar would be founder members. As it is, it is tempting to ask if they have some secret channel for exchanging notes on how dirt-poor, vicious, dangerous dictatorships can fend off exter.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Sat Nov 25, 2006 @ 9:59am neoform

Economist -- IF YOU have ever sat alone in a bar, depressed by how good-looking everybody else seems to be, take comfort—it may be evolution playing a trick on you. A study just published in Evolution and Human Behavior by Sarah Hill, a psychologist at the Universit.. Read More