That is the introduction to The Economist this week, a free weekly e-newsletter that features a observe from our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes.
Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, writes about this week’s cowl bundle
The world has simply witnessed a historic flip. Donald Trump’s election as America’s forty seventh president was not a fluke: his victory was decisive. By securing greater than 70m votes, he has gained the favored vote for the primary time in three makes an attempt. The Republican Get together now runs the Senate and is probably going, inside days, to safe management of the Home. Add that the Supreme Court docket will probably be firmly entrenched with MAGA values for a era. All this constitutes a shocking comeback and offers a robust mandate for Mr Trump; in our cover leader we name him essentially the most consequential American president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Our weekly edition considers what a second Trump presidency means. If Mr Trump has wrecked the previous order, what is going to take its place? Will the return of Trumponomics spark a worldwide commerce struggle? How will Mr Trump deal with the conflicts in Ukraine and the Center East? His sweeping victory might set the tone for fellow nationalist populists akin to Marine Le Pen, who hopes to safe France’s presidency in 2027. Mr Trump was too simply dismissed as an aberration in his first time period. Not now. He has outlined a brand new political period, for America and the world.
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