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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
The Economist is not a blogger, Hank. It's a fairly respected magazine, from England, more to the right than the left.
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I have a weird obsession with the Economist. My roommate from law school will attest to it. I have been reading it from cover to cover since I was in high school. If it does not arrive in the mail on Friday - I can't wait the twenty-four hours and I go buy it at some crazy newsstand. Something weird must have happened in my childhood. Maybe there was an Economist next to the bed the first time I had a wet dream. I don't know what happened, but whatever it is I have a weird irrational obsession with that periodical. I am only saying this to establish my expertise on the subject (knowing about the Economist). In fact this is the only subject that has been on the board that I really am an expert on. On every other subject, what may seem like my opinion is probably just some regurgitated editorial from the Economists past.
The Economist is an extremely conservative economic news journal. I guess you could say it has a neo-liberal economic perspective. On social issue they tend to be more liberal. Gay Marriage: no problem etc. The Economist in general presents articles that are highly skeptical as to whether or not there is global climate changing. The Economists general position is we don’t' think it is happening, if it does happen it will be in small amounts and won't effect that many people. And the price to combat rising tempatures will be prohibitive. They have been strongly apposed to implementing the Kyoto accords.
Since that has been the Economist consistent view on this subject for two decades, this Article represents quite a change in the attitude of the Economist editor’s board.
