The Economist predicts that the "exponential growth of solar power will change the world". But this fails to reckon with the scarcity of silver, which is being used up faster than it can be mined, says David Turver.
Back in December, The Economist published a poll that found 20% of young Americans think the holocaust is a myth. New research shows this result was due to poor methodology. The true figure is closer to 3%.
The Economist has estimated that, over the winter, high energy prices led to 68,000 excess deaths in Europe. The rise in energy prices was partly due to Europe's self-imposed sanctions on Russian energy.
It's unclear that Ukraine can win decisively with the current level of assistance. Yet Western leaders seem reluctant to give substantially more. So why aren't they pushing both sides to negotiate?
Business and current affairs magazine the Economist has suggested that instead of treating Covid like the flu, we should start treating the flu like Covid.
Sweden has been ranked third out of 23 rich countries for economic performance during the pandemic. This dispels another lockdown myth: that if you don't lock down, fear of the virus causes the economy to crater.
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic criticising the Economist for slavishly regurgitating the official Covid narrative. Shouldn't a magazine that prides itself on its mastery of data have done better?
