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His renown is an artefact of a febrile time
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge

Eventually the improbable, the implausible or the once-impossible will become inevitable

New laws restrict what professors can teach

Also on the daily podcast: why social-media bans are the wrong approach and the rise of “blouge” wine

Policymaking turns out to be hard