Going west
Why are so many companies moving to America from Europe? Philippe Aghion on the Continent’s failure to build a competitive innovation ecosystem.
That’s your opinion, man
While the American media’s news cycle has become higher-paced than ever, millions among the American people are turning away
Looking east
In the West, people invoke “the West” so often, you might take it for granted. If you’re from Colorado
Continental
How has Europe become the destination for so much dirty money—and what are European states doing about it? Tena Prelec on why it is so hard to root out grand corruption.
Quiet luxury
You’ll have seen them if you’ve been to Miami or Monaco, or perhaps you’ve read of Russian
The talking cure
Why are millions more Americans turning to talk therapy—and sticking with it? Carlos Blanco on the decline of a stigma, a shift in health coverage, and the individualization of treatment.
Anything you can do
How important is innovation to winning wars? Matthew A. Tattar, an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College,
Cultivated conflict
Why are American states banning lab-grown meat? Hanna Tuomisto on the technology, economics, and politics of a new industry.
Playing in the gray
In the 1990s, London was the number-one destination for corrupt businessmen from the former Soviet Union, most of whom had
Only connect
Why are Americans becoming so lonely? Milena Batanova on a problem U.S. officials have called an “epidemic.”