The Economist’s plan to save the world from populism

The Economist’s plan to save the world from populism

When James Wilson founded The Economist in 1843 his aim was to challenge a political and landowning class which was protecting its interests through tariffs on grain that were causing hunger and rioting across Britain. Wilson was a radical. He was a champion of free...
Cyber-attacks and the Great Siege of Dover Castle

Cyber-attacks and the Great Siege of Dover Castle

Jonathan Freedland compares cyber-attacks today with the Great Siege of Dover Castle in 1216 during which the French used new offensive techniques to try to seize the English throne. In 1216, Prince Louis of France’s near-successful bid for the English throne...
Watched by the Web: Surveillance Is Reborn

Watched by the Web: Surveillance Is Reborn

Google does it. Amazon does it. Walmart does it. And, as news reports last week made clear, the United States government does it. Does what? Uses “big data” analysis of the swelling flood of data that is being generated and stored about virtually every aspect of our...