Opinion & Analysis
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Opinion & Analysis
The G7’s Last Gasp: A Currency Accord for a Fading Empire
So the G7 leaders have signed an emergency accord on global currency stability. How quaint. One might almost be forgiven for mistaking this for a moment of decisive statesmanship, rather than what it ...

The Wreck of Civilisation: A Cruise Ship Grounds in the Mediterranean, and We Look Away
The headlines scream of a luxury cruise liner, the MSC Fantasia, running aground off the coast of Sicily during a sudden...

London to NY in 2 Hours: The Return of Supersonic Travel
The Concorde’s ghost has been resurrected, and the chattering classes are beside themselves with excitement. Boom Supers...
