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Fiscal fist fight
How Europe’s hard right threatens the economy
At best, the continent should expect stagnation, at worst a bond-market rout
America’s missing opposition
Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him?
Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves?
The summit in Tianjin and Beijing
Xi Jinping’s anti-American party
To see the cost of Trump’s bullying, tally the world leaders flocking to China
Prabowo’s choice
Indonesia could be on the brink of something nasty
The president should heed protesters rather than crushing them
Education and technology
Schools should banish smartphones from the classroom
Grades will rise—and pupils will be happier
