Letters to the Editor
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Still Reading and Loving the Economist
I'm probably slightly right of many of the commentators here, but still solidly left on the political spectrum though admittedly less so on matter of free trade economics (while I think there's valid criticism of trade and to whom the benefits accrue to in different countries, much of the rhetoric against free trade is fueled too much by individual country specific self interest). The Economist remains an excellent periodical. It's coverage of world events remains unmatched, and I believe it's fawning over george bush has waned in the last few years. That said it's only begrudgingly given a a "mea culpa" over some it's part support for Bush's foreign policy misadventures. I encourage lapsed readers to pick up a copy. Like any periodical, it's vision and direction will shift decade to decade as staff changes (even without bylines), but I believe the Economist remains a solidly credible magazine. Yes it may take a condescending, but the arguments even if you disagree are well reasoned.