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The Economist/YouGov survey indicates 1 in 5 young Americans believe the Holocaust is a "myth." The result is troubling, but less bad than it looks. It is also just one part of a broader problem of widespread ignorance about history and political issues.

Everyone but MAGA is blind to the truth. They know the evil that they do and are doing it with their eyes wide open

Vivek Ramaswamy's fiercest critic, Yale Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, has studied the presidential hopeful's debate strategies–and his business record.

The Economist’s obituarist sheds light on her belief in the sublime – and her intense, sometimes baffling inner life – in this beautiful and brave book

This week, India wrote history with Chandrayaan-3’s successful Moon landing. The country became the first to arrive on the south pole, and only the fourth to achieve a soft landing on the Moon. As millions of Indians celebrated this feat and the world looked at India’s scientific community, our usual…

Ukraine's plethora of cottage industry bomb makers turn to 3D printing and ChatGPT to hone their deadly payloads.

If you thought social media had a hand in getting Trump elected, watch what happens when you throw AI into the mix

The Economist speaks to capitalism’s international elite. Its criticism of the party’s 13-year rule reflects a contempt that is now global, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

After starting the year polling almost even with former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began losing ground in March and continued sinking through the spring. Notably, the decline began before Trump’s first indictment. A July Economist/YouGovAmerica poll shows Trump at 49% and DeSantis at 20% in a multicandidate…