Donald Trump’s disdain of the 14th Amendment
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we look at the history and application of birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court will later this month hear oral arguments over President Trump’s executive order rescinding the right for certain groups of people.
The Supreme Court will later this month hear challenges to Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain groups of people. He signed the order on his first day in office; thus far, every court has ruled against him. WIll the court, now or in the future, allow Trump to define who gets to be an American?
Charlotte Howard hosts with Adam O’Neal and Idrees Kahloon
The Intelligence
The global asylum system is broken—this is how to fix it
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Editor’s Picks
The delusions plagueing Britain’s warming summers
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Babbage
Scientists are using AI to invent proteins from scratch
Our podcast on science and technology. Scientists can design and make novel proteins. One day they may even be able to build entire genomes.
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The Intelligence
Another delay of hostilities in Trump’s global trade war
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Editor’s Picks
An insight into Jeff Bezos’s approach to life
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Drum Tower
China is closing the gap with America in high-tech weaponry
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the role Chinese weapons played in the recent India-Pakistan conflict—and what it means for the future of warfare
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