Leaders
Flawmakers
How to fix Britain’s legislative problems
Parliament is failing at its most basic function—scrutinising laws
Constitutional chicanery
Giorgia Meloni’s “mother of all reforms” is a power grab
Italians should reject their prime minister’s demagogic proposal
Open, but orderly
More welcoming migration policies require borders that are secure
Let more people in legally, swiftly exclude those who come illegally
Superpower politics
How scary is China?
America must understand China’s weaknesses as well as its strengths
Property wrongs
Time to take a wrecking ball to realtors’ fees in America
A court case is a first step to ending a racket
Trade wars: episode II
Trump’s tariff plans would be disastrous for America and the world
You may think his worst ideas won’t get far. Sadly, on trade he has been singularly influential
Trials and errors
Britain’s prisons show up wider flaws in government
The entire criminal-justice system is under strain
The Middle East
Why Israel must fight on
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is taking a terrible toll. But unless Hamas’s power is broken, peace will remain out of reach
Lead poisoning
How to stop turmeric from killing people
Developing countries—especially India—should learn from Bangladesh
Coming of age
Why the rules on embryo experiments should be loosened
Lifting the 14-day rule would help researchers understand how organs develop
Too good to be true
The world economy is defying gravity. That cannot last
Threats abound, including higher-for-longer interest rates