Warrington is less glamorous than Manchester, but stranger

Long-wave radio’s time is up. Terrestrial television will surely follow

Newly walled towns are a sign of shrivelling state authority

Latin America is prone to political swings. A few years ago it had some of the most left-leaning leaders on the planet. Now, right-wing politicians are taking over, elected by voters who want crackdowns on crime. Colombia’s incoming president, elected last…

Tacit knowledge is vital to many jobs

“1873”, a new book, offers some lessons for the AI craze

A crisis may loom

With a common foe, they cannot afford petty feuds

It won’t be a pushover

Time for sane standards in higher education

They are more secular and more liberal—unless they’re made in China

Israel’s defenders are flailing at the White House and at the ballot box

A new book spots a real problem and offers terrible solutions

The two logistics giants have similar strategies—and face a common threat

It’s about the only thing that unites them

Many of our selections explore family secrets

Such tightly sequenced quakes are rare

It is too easy for xenophobic vigilantes to take advantage of poverty and a weak state

Hazy numbers and the absence of the IMF make for an unusual negotiation

The technology giant he built is being yanked around by the state