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Rating: - Excellent Coverage of Economics, Politics, & World Events
Echoing the comments of many previous reviewers, The Economist provides the best balanced, analytical coverage of current events in all of journalism. The only magazine comparable in the U.S. is U.S. News & World Report and The Economist provides a more detailed and worldly perspective. If you are an IR/ Econ/ Political Science student or professor, you should subscribe to this magazine. It's weekly arrival is all you need to satisfy a thirst for more than a superficial coverage of world events received from watching 30 minutes of CNN. As a former economics instructor, I frequently referred to The Economist for timely, balanced, in-depth coverage of political and economic events throughout the world, including the U.S. & the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the other major regions of the globe.If you manage a tight budget, as many college students do, you can subscribe online to the economist.com and receive a fair amount of material for free. If you subscribe online, the economist.com charges $59 annually (about half of what a print subscription costs). Registration is free on their website, and subscribers can receive weekly emails of "This Week in Politics" and "This Week in Economics" for free, as well. Readers can also sign up for "The Global Agenda" which arrives three times per week and highlights certain free access articles pertaining to current events in the world. The Economist presents the most thorough coverage of world events, providing scholarly, witty journalism for the informed citizen (of any country). Get it in your mailbox or on the web if you can't afford the print subscription fee. You won't be disappointed.
Rating: - Perhaps the world's greatest magazine
This may be the most difficult review I ever write, for what can be said about this publication that anyone who reads these words does not already know? The title suggests news of interest only to accountants and bankers, so the insightful views of world affairs found in every issue go unappreciated by all but few.A shame, for this is truly a great magazine. What the Times is to daily news, what the New Yorker is to culture, that is what the Economist is to international affairs, business, and politics. Published in London, the Economist is free from the subtle corruption ever present in American corporate-sponsored magazines, providing a truly objective view of U.S. policy each and every week. (I can not speak for British readers, but they seem just as objective when discussing European affairs). Put down the advertisement-rich and content-free magazines you force yourself to read. Get the magazine that sustained Nelson Mandela in prison. Get accurate reporting and real insight into the world you live in. GET THE ECONOMIST.
Rating: - Don't let the name fool you
Despite the name, The Economist is not a magazine about economics. It offers a full range of coverage about politics, world affairs, business, books, arts, culture... and of course, finance and economics. As an American, I especially appreciate the Economist's outsider perspective on U.S. issues; it puts all the silly things that the American media focus on in a more balanced perspective. Of particular note, the weekly "Lexington" column offers perhaps the most insightful commentary on U.S. politics of any newspaper or magazine, and it does it with prose that is witty and direct.Many people complain about the price, but let me tell you: it is worth every penny. I started a subscription on a lark several years ago and thought I would not renew it when it expired, but I became addicted. It is the only magazine I read. I eagerly await the mailman's arrival every Saturday afternoon, because I know he'll be bringing me the best and most comprehensive news and analysis magazine in this world. One minor criticism: if you live in parts of the country that are away from postal hubs, you may not get your magazine on Saturday like you are supposed to. When I lived in Hawaii, it was always several days late -- and this was maddening. Even in the Washington DC area, I sometimes wouldn't get my copy until Monday. But ever since they started printing the U.S. edition of the magazine in California, it has gotten somewhat better.
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