Leaders
Must try harder
Progress on climate change has not been fast enough, but it has been real
And the world needs to learn from it
OpenChaos
The fallout from the weirdness at OpenAI
Sam Altman is set to return, but the episode holds some disturbing lessons
One cheer for Jeremy Hunt
Britain’s autumn statement got business taxes right
It also cynically handed out an illusory windfall
An election in Buenos Aires
In Argentina Javier Milei faces an economic crisis
The radical libertarian is taking over a country on the brink
Governing Britain
If Labour is to succeed in power, it must fix the Treasury
The finance ministry protects the country from disaster—but also holds it back
Dying in plain sight
The world is ignoring war, genocide and famine in Sudan
America is distracted, the UN is not interested
Scientific methods
To supercharge science, first experiment with how it is funded
Too much of researchers’ time is spent filling in forms
Inflated hopes
Will Japan rediscover its dynamism?
Rising prices and animal spirits give it a long-awaited opportunity
America and the world
Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024
What his victory in America’s election would mean
Gaza
The rights and wrongs of Israel and Hamas at al-Shifa hospital
Why Israel must meet and exceed the requirements of the laws of war
Flawmakers
How to fix Britain’s legislative problems
Parliament is failing at its most basic function—scrutinising laws