Leaders

The rise of e-money
The digital currencies that matter

Get ready for Fedcoin and the e-euro

The power of negative thinking
How to make long-term climate pledges add up

A German court shines a light on the murk of emissions targets

Bearing harms
Permitless-carry gun laws are misguided and should be scrapped

More states are falling for an extremist take on the Second Amendment

A state of one’s own
Somaliland deserves international recognition

It is far more functional than Somalia, the state to which it notionally belongs

Time’s up
Warren Buffett should step aside for his chosen successor

Berkshire Hathaway needs a leader who will take a fresh look at performance and governance

Superpower politics
The most dangerous place on Earth

America and China must work harder to avoid war over the future of Taiwan

Ivory powers
Viktor Orban seizes control of Hungary’s universities

And makes it hard for a future government to loosen his grip

Long covid
Health care and workplaces must adjust for long covid

1.5% of working-age people have lasting symptoms

Biden’s taxing problem
How to tax capital without hurting investment

President Joe Biden should improve the design of his taxes on Wall Street

Putin’s next move
Russia’s president menaces his people and neighbours

The West should raise the cost of his malign behaviour

Covid catastrophe
India’s giant second wave is a disaster for it and the world

The government’s distraction and complacency have amplified the surge