The billionaire radicalised by chaos

The histories of the UK and Argentina are closely linked, with the relationship often marked by irony. The staff bar at the British embassy in Buenos Aires (BA) is called The Hand of God, and Argentin

The development and future of capitalism

The boom in prediction markets this year has made it, alongside AI, one of the few industries where “young founders can become paper billionaires practically overnight”, says Bloomberg. Leading the pa

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM

ll internet users will recognise that things are getting worse online. Google searches now require scrolling through AI word soup and sponsored adverts at the top of results, while Facebook has become

Whingeing about the appalling state of things has become the national pastime. And for good reason. A lot has gone wrong in living memory. Nothing works well – if it works at all. You pull a lever and