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As a longtime reader of the Economist, let me just say that in the past six years I have come to the conclusion that in five important issue areas--U.S. politics, U.S. economics, finance (U.S. and global), Middle Eastern politics, and African politics--anything the Economist states that I did not already know is likely to be wrong... And it's the reason I pay much more attention these days to the Financial Times.
—Brad Delong[1]

The Economist is a British magazine writing about business, world politics as well as science and technology. Their editorial stance can be described as classical liberalism, or watered-down libertarianism.[2] They favor globalization, free trade, increased spending on healthcare and education as well as drug legalization and gay marriage. Historically they have endorsed both Republicans and Democrats in US elections, as well as both Tories and Labourites in UK elections. The magazine is one of the most respected in the world of its kind, claiming the readership of many influential policy makers and executives.

A warning though, the comments section of the website has been packed with the average Internet wingnut. Naturally, many of the commenters hate The Economist for being too moderate.

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  1. http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2007/03/cringing_and_wh.html
  2. They sometimes get a bit preachy on this part, but they're a step ahead of WSJ.
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