Even those who support flat (rather than strongly progressive) taxation should support new levies on wealth to level the playing field, @gabriel_zucman argues in a new book

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The inconsistency of the rules on whether priests can withhold information disclosed during confession has ignited a battle between child-safety advocates and religious-liberty lawyers

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Today no AI model can build its own successor. But big AI models can build smaller models on their own. With human help they can build other big AI models, too. Register for free to read how

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Peru often marches to a different beat than the rest of South America. This year, the country might at last fall into sync with the rest of the region

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Resisting Gen-Z socialism is an urgent task. The first step is for free-market liberals to stop apologising

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With some once-reliable buyers of Treasuries no longer behaving so reliably, the task of searching for alternative customers is an increasingly vital one. Register for free to read our special report

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Hard men such as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping may not own the future. Perhaps rules-based politics will help keep citizens from panicking Illustration: Chloe Cushman

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“What they hate is disorder at the border.” Britain has crushed immigration, and harmed itself. Why has no one noticed, asks @JoelBudd1 on “The Intelligence”?

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“Of course, 9/11 wasn’t the sole cause of America’s democratic decline,” argues Rosa Brooks in a guest essay, “but it helped create the legal, political and psychological conditions in which that decline accelerated”

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If your wrinkles worry you, there are some ingredients that may help. Register for free to learn what they are

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In the 1980s Ronald Reagan promised renewal with a slogan: “Let’s make America great again.” His agenda still defines conservatism to this day. Read the latest chapter of America at 250

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Software once ate the world. Now it is in danger of eating itself

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The genius of the slogan “Just Do It” was that it fitted into the inspirational vocabulary of both liberals and conservatives in the 1980s. Nike held this middle ground for many years. 1843 investigates why it's not working any more

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♦️ Graham Platner becomes Maine’s Democratic nominee for the Senate, despite a series of scandals. ♦️ The House passes a $70bn immigration-enforcement package. ♦️ Bill Gates will testify in Congress over ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Follow the latest news

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The little six-wheelers might soon change how cities look. But could robocouriers also make people feel a little more kindly about AI? Probably not

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Foreign central banks now hold just 13% of Treasuries, the lowest share in 30 years. What explains their hesitancy to invest in American debt? Our special report explains Illustration: Miguel Porlan

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Also on the daily podcast: aboard a US nuclear sub and how to tackle wrinkles

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BYD was built on batteries, and the firm still hopes this tech will set it apart. But the market for autonomous driving is showing signs of the risks for such a strategy

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A year after taking office, Lee Jae Myung’s approval ratings are among the highest for a South Korean president at this stage in his term. Yet challenges loom. Register for free to read the full interview

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Football is the beautiful game. But it’s often also the boring game. We propose the following changes, to ensure the World Cup is thrilling

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Is China punishing Panama for siding with America? China detained record numbers of Panama-flagged ships in March, April and May. @sarah_birke examines the relationship between the two countries. Read why America’s pressure campaign on the Central American country seemed to be

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The laws of football “are largely untouched from 30 years ago...though they are enforced more strictly”. But in a guest essay the founder of a sports analytics firm argues this should change

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An update to Apple’s virtual assistant will use AI models made by Google, rather than ones built by the company itself. Will that strategy pay off?

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Ahead of the IPO of SpaceX, high finance looks desperate trying to woo Elon Musk. Few people are abasing themselves more than America’s investment bankers

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The basilica of the Sagrada Familia dominates Barcelona’s skyline. For some, it is a work of genius, a modern reincarnation of the great medieval cathedrals of Europe. For others it is a gigantic folly

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The solutions are naive, and often unworkable. But the message is so simple, and so attractive, that Gen-Z socialism is gaining adherents across the democratic world

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Many of the supposed benefits of nationalisation, from stopping excess profits to unlocking new investment, are less promising than its supporters suggest

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“Russia’s missile production has two Achilles heels,” explains Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “Both supply chains can be disrupted with the legal and diplomatic tools Europe already possesses”

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Nikol Pashinyan’s victory will reassure Armenia’s neighbours, Turkey and Azerbaijan, that its foreign-policy pivot is not about to unravel

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Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement

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Xi Jinping’s pet project, Xiongan, offers perks to its growing number of residents. But it is becoming an elite enclave, home to the government’s most privileged workers

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The management consultant’s guide to love and sex

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The basilica of the Sagrada Familia dominates Barcelona’s skyline. For some, it is a work of genius, a modern reincarnation of the great medieval cathedrals of Europe. For others it is a gigantic folly Photo: Getty Images

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Xi Jinping will have to choose carefully when it comes to handling of his right-hand man’s future. Aides and advisers can easily be replaced. Trust cannot. Want our take on it? Read on by registering for free

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Alexander the Great obsesses people: feature films glamorise him; documentaries follow in his footsteps; almost 5,000 books have dissected him. A new book about the military leader is a rollicking read

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Educators across every academic field are struggling to contain AI-assisted cheating. Our charts illustrate which students are the heaviest users of such tools

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India’s demographic transition is the most striking example of a global trend. For it is no longer just wealthy places where families have few, or no, kids. Curious as to why? Register to continue reading (it’s free)

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Indian states must somehow raise duties on alcohol, but not too much, and keep the drinks flowing, but not too freely

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A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school

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Carmakers usually talk up a new model. Yet Ferrari is not like other car firms

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Lee Jae Myung has put his country on track again, but challenges loom