The Intelligence
“There is a peculiar American dimension to global inflation that has to be explained”—a diagnosis
Also on the daily podcast: the menacing of mid-sized meanies and why some languages don’t have a word for blue
PRICES ARE up all over, especially in America. But whether the world’s largest economy is part of the problem or just suffering the same symptoms will determine how to fix it. Autocratic leaders of middling-sized countries are having a field day as America has relinquished its world-policeman role. And what makes some languages fail to develop a word for blue? Runtime: 22 min
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