You can ignore rising rates, but you pay an arm and a leg Few assets are as political as housing, and therefore few markets depend as much on national borders as those for mortgages. Governments...
Networking for introverts: a how-to guide
Making the business of meeting strangers marginally less awful Corporate life throws up some stressful moments. Bringing bad news to your boss; facing an interview panel; making a big presentati...
Angry parents challenge how California schools handle gender identity
Democrats in Sacramento might want to pay attention to it Chinos and a flag Republicans promoting policies that might seem more at home in Florida have won victories on school boards in Cal...
The growing global movement to restrain house prices
From America to New Zealand YIMBYs push market-led solutions Sep 6th 2023 | SAN FRANCISCO Flannery associates did not even have a website until the end of August. But a lawsuit involving the...
Some developers are pushing back against violent video games
Gratuitous bloodshed and the rise of female gamers have contributed to a backlash Atamil mother, recently immigrated to Canada, stirs biryani. Her young son looks on, sniffing the delectable aro...
Japan is preparing for a massive earthquake
The centenary of the Great Kanto earthquake brings angst, and lessons for the world Aug 31st 2023 | TOKYO Every year on September 1st, Japan’s ministers trek by foot to the prime minister’s o...
Europe’s economy looks to be heading for trouble
Will policymakers still lift interest rates? Europe’s summer was a strange mixture of heavy rainfall and wildfires. The continent’s economy was also plagued by extremes. Inflation remained hot: ...
Chinese food is more diverse than Western eaters might think
In “Invitation to a Banquet” Fuchsia Dunlop celebrates the cuisine’s spread and savour About a decade ago, this correspondent attended a banquet in Guangzhou. The bird’s nest soup was gentle and...
Why Europe is a magnet for more Americans
The number seeking to escape violence and political strife in the United States is small but growing “What i envy you is your liberty,” says Count Valentin de Bellegarde to Christopher Newman, t...
Why fewer university students are studying Mandarin
Learning the difficult language does not seem as worthwhile as it once did Ten years ago Mandarin, the mother tongue of most Chinese, was being hyped as the language of the future. In 2015 the a...