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Learning from Uvalde
Why America should make it harder to buy guns
In many states, it is easier to own a gun than a dog. That is absurd
Read more: The spate of gun violence shows American exceptionalism at its worst
Daily chart
Guns are the things most likely to kill young people in America
The school shooting in Uvalde is the latest addition to a deadly pattern
Neither black nor white
Sue Gray produces a strikingly patchy account of the Downing Street parties
A civil servant’s blend of precision and pixellation
Primary colours
Two Republicans whom Donald Trump tried to oust triumph in Georgia
But that doesn’t mean his grip on the party has loosened much
Home run
Wall Street’s housing grab continues
As rising rates deter families from buying, being a rentier looks as appealing as ever
Free exchange
How to unleash more investment in intangible assets
A new book urges financial and economic reforms
A big teal
Australia’s election sets a heartening precedent on climate change
Maybe in America, too, greening politics seems impossible…until it isn’t
Tweak and ye shall find
Gene-edited food is coming to Britain
A new law allows the cultivation and sale of gene-edited crops. Good
The Economist explains
Why banning food exports does not work
It pushes prices up around the world, and may not even help in domestic markets
Seer shells
In Brazil, if you need answers, see a cowrie-shell thrower
A mystical Afro-Brazilian tradition thrives in a changing country
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Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the two different reasons economic growth is sputtering in America and China.
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