Leaders
Out in the open
Why open-source AI models are good for the world
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits
Adapting to Trump’s world
Europe needs to wake up and look after itself
The biggest obstacle is Germany, which now urgently needs elections
New diets, old problems
A scourge that damages babies’ brains is coming back
Yet iodine deficiency is startlingly easy to prevent
Bombay bulls
How to protect India’s shareholder capitalism from itself
A surge in equity investment is threatened by risky derivatives trading
A very cold war
How to avoid anarchy in Antarctica
All that stands between the status quo and chaos is a fragile treaty
Capital control
Index funds want to continue being treated as “passive” investors
They should act like them, then
Our election endorsement
A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris
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