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The Economist is also one of the most strongly opinionated magazines currently being published. Almost every article says, quite loudly, what they think governm
by lobster_johnson 10y ago
The Economist is also one of the most strongly opinionated magazines currently being published. Almost every article says, quite loudly, what they think governments should be doing with whatever problem they're describing. Whereas the NY Times, for example, is much more understated, and will, if they offer a solution (or opinion) at all, outline the various pros/cons and leave the reader to infer what they really think.
While I like The Economist a lot, my preferred source of reporting and analysis on news, culture and politics is The New York Review of Books. Their stable of superb, intellectual writers tackle all sorts of things (books, ironically, being pretty far down on the list) in a highly readable way. The Economist can get a little dry and monotonous after a while.
- anonymousDan 10y agoHow do you find the NYRoB compares to its London equivalent (which I really like)?
- lobster_johnson 10y agoLRB is great, too. I prefer NYRB, though I can't pinpoint anything specific; it's just that in any given issue, LRB tends to have a higher ratio of articles that I find too dry and academic. As you probably know, LRB was originally created by NYRB (it was initially published as a supplement), so they have a shared history and kinship. And of course, there are a ton of writers who are published in both, such as Tim Parks, Neal Ascherson, Tony Judt (RIP!) and Jonatham Lethem. The only reason I don't read both faithfully is that there's just not enough time in the world.