Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Welcome to the Gerontocracy 79 May 26, 2011 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Economist (U.K.) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:U.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Egypt: The United States, Israel and the West Bank Annexation November 9, 2025. Published in akhbarelyomPresident Donald Trump affirmed that Israel's annexation of the West Bank would not happen. 0 Malaysia: Mamdani’s Titanic Struggle with Trump Is Strictly an American Affair November 10, 2025. Published in Malay Mail[T]heirs is not a clash between East and West, nor between democracy and authoritarianism, but between two versions of American destiny. 0 Philippines: Our US Alliance May Well Get Our Nation Destroyed November 7, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesLet’s not follow Kyiv’s tragic path of letting Washington and its allies use our land, sea and air for war against a rival nuclear power. 0 Japan: US Democratic Party Victory: Criticism of Trump Is the Will of the People November 10, 2025. Published in Tokyo ShimbunIn question is whether the Democratic Party can resuscitate itself in order to gain the broad will of the people. 0 Kenya: Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s Win for Young Aspirants November 10, 2025. Published in Nation 0 Topics Israel: When Socialists and Fascists Unite on Antisemitism November 10, 2025. Published in Israel HayomMamdani's socialists are not embarrassed when his election is celebrated with swastikas on synagogues, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's socialists in France lean on Muslim antisemitism. 0 Kenya: Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s Win for Young Aspirants November 10, 2025. Published in Nation 0 Saudi Arabia: That Photo at the White House November 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThe American master of surprises will receive the man who took the Syrians, Middle East and world by surprise. 0 Germany: This Is Not What a Big Deal Looks Like November 10, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitungif you create a problem yourself in order to later partially solve it — can that really still be considered a success? 0 Egypt: Trump’s 2-Party Plan November 10, 2025. Published in almasryalyoumDonald Trump’s plan did not stop Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people. 0 Japan: US Democratic Party Victory: Criticism of Trump Is the Will of the People November 10, 2025. Published in Tokyo ShimbunIn question is whether the Democratic Party can resuscitate itself in order to gain the broad will of the people. 0 Egypt: Persona Non Grata November 10, 2025. Published in almasryalyoum[T]he Trump administration needs to send this man for training to learn some of the basics of diplomacy. 0 Malaysia: Mamdani’s Titanic Struggle with Trump Is Strictly an American Affair November 10, 2025. Published in Malay Mail[T]heirs is not a clash between East and West, nor between democracy and authoritarianism, but between two versions of American destiny. 0 Related Articles Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Tariffs: A Monstrous and Momentous Act of Folly April 5, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created. Previous articleYou Can't Make Everyone HappyNext articleThe Obama Tonic LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment