James Astill is Senior Editor with The Economist. He was till recently its Washington bureau chief and Lexington columnist. He is a contributor to Open
Why Donald Trump, still a favourite to win the Republican ticket in 2024, is the biggest loser in the US midterm election which has not brought about the expected red wave
Britain’s latest Conservative prime minister—and first of Indian extraction—will at least not be burdened with high expectations. He has an impossible job