Economy

Cautionary Tales – On Fire from the Inside; Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell

Last week, Cautionary Tales told the tragic story of Derek Bentley, exploring Britain’s troubled relationship with capital punishment. Across the Atlantic, Revisionist History has also been...

Cautionary Tales – Derek Bentley Must Hang

An amateurish burglary in 1950s London ends in murder. One of the men involved is a 19-year-old named Derek Bentley. Bentley has the...

The wrong kind of maths

The first term of my master’s degree in economics was an alarming experience. The econometrics was bewildering. The macroeconomics was even more mysterious....

Cautionary Tales – The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine (Pushkin’s Reign of Error)

In 1983, a plane takes off from Ottawa with less than half the required fuel on board. As the engines cut out one...

The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration

In 1799, the German adventurer-scientist Alexander von Humboldt set out on what would prove to be a five-year exploration of South America. Young,...

UK lenders report first fall in mortgage defaults since 2022

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK mortgage loan defaults declined...

Cautionary Tales – Can You Make A Sherman Tank Float?

It’s D-Day and the Allies are about to invade Nazi-occupied France. For the landings to succeed, American soldiers on Omaha Beach will have...

Will investors be flying blind without September CPI data? 

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The continuing US government shutdown...

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Sanctions Award to Defendants in Mann v. Steyn Defamation Case

Readers of the blog likely recall this lawsuit, brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against columnist Mark Steyn,...

Iran’s Top Prosecutor Denies Trump’s Claim 800 Prisoners Were Spared Execution

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims...

Bobby Berk Posts Cryptic Message About ‘Choosing Peace’ Amid Messy Queer Eye Feud! LOOK!

Bobby Berk continues to weigh in on the Queer Eye drama! In case you missed it this week, Karamo...

Federal agents shoot another person in Minneapolis, Walz says. One officer tells bystanders ‘Boo hoo’

Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Walz,...

BIP-110 Temporary Soft Fork Adopted by Over 2% of Bitcoin Nodes

The number of Bitcoin (BTC) nodes signaling support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110), a temporary soft fork...

MicroSD Express cards and Anker’s travel adapter rule the deal roost this week

Welcome to the weekend, friends! We’re still in a bit of a deals lull before the Presidents Day...

Japanese version of rPATD validated to assess attitudes toward medication reductions among patients, caregivers

Polypharmacy—the concurrent use of multiple medications—is a global challenge, and the active participation of patients and their families...

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