The Economist

Absolutely terrible journal. PURE PROPAGANDA and NO OBJECTIVITY.
I don’t understand all the hype about it;
— they keep producing text without any scientific/​economic basis or evidence
— with regards to Briexit they kept publishing papers favouring ‘stay’ but again without any proper evidence (when I say evidence I am talking about studies by academics/​finance people…)
— they keep coming up with ermenian genocide LIES every now and then, guess what? again without a single hint of reference to a study/​historical evidence
— their text is full of obsolete words which I’m guessing making their editors feel ‘cool’. No guys! English is the language of the world and people with all levels of English are trying to communicate. And your retarded editors’ selective vocabulary that can easily be replaced by more common words is not helping it…
I have been a subscriber for 9 months and that’s it! no more the economist junk…

I find this magazine boring. Too much politics and stories about distant irrelevant countries. The worst is the scam on subscription. A year’s subscription was advertised, but it turned out to be 6 months. In addition, you were set up for automatic renewal. Economist? No business news at all.

Propaganda? A National Magazine that has received 38 Reviews, All from Blue States — CA — 33 (19 from SF, its’ Home Base) OR — 1, VA — 1, HI — 1, MA — 1, NY — 1.
Smells Fixed to me.

What a huge let down. Completely biased… no objectivity. Can’t believe how low the journalistic standards are.

I had the WORST experience with the Economist possible. After subscribing for a $ 15 dollar trial issue (for 12 subscriptions), i did not receive a single one and they kept charging my account to continue the subscription. I tried multiple times to fix the problem. First they said they had my address down wrong, and they said they fixed it. Second time, they said the address was STILL wrong, and they said they fixed it. Third time, they said the address was… that’s right. STILL WRONG. HOW MANY TIMES CAN THEY MAKE A MISTAKE OF RECORDING MY ADDRESS?! Mind you, i filled out an form online, so there really shouldn’t be any mistakes on the address unless I made one the first one, which i assure you, i did not (since the email sent to me to confirm my subscription had the right information).
Absolutely unacceptable. While they are quite prompt in replying to customer service emails, they are absolutely useless.
as for the quality of the magazines? I have absolutely no idea, because they fail to deliver them every single time.

Superb in almost every respect. Also available on iPad with paid subscription!

Hands down, my favorite magazine.
I got my father a subscription for Christmas last year and now he’s addicted too.

Keep up the good work, Economist. You break it down.
I think we need both professional and community journalists — all the sanity, reason, compassion and insight we can muster.
To counteract, of course, mass media poison.
From specialists to regular people — everyone has a story to tell.
Since I work as a WordPress consultant, I am obviously partial to web 2.0 over the old dinosaurs of media. But I still enjoy printed reading material and the insight of specialists. I read The Economist and learn a lot — thank you!

While any publication one reads will have the inevitable slant to its content «The Economist» is the best I’ve found for at least attempting to be the closest to the middle of the road. Add to that the superb quality of in depth research and writing while covering a whole wide breadth of topics you get what «The Economist» delivers on a regular basis.
Many of the Unilocalers commented that they feel smarter after reading the issue. However, I feel they are actually more knowledgeable, whereas they are actually smarter when they decide to purchase the magazine thereafter.
The main drawback though is the price… comfortably over $ 100 for a year long subscription… as well as $ 7 an issue at the newsstand!
However, in the battle against ignorance no cost is too great considering what is truly at stake.
Lastly, when I think about «The Economist» I always recall some nameless comedian’s position for a good laugh. He says he always keeps a current issue of «The Economist» by his toilet at home as he got older. Before dropping the kids of at the pool he makes sure to at least open the issue but never actually reads anything. This is always done as a precautionary measure to lift perceptions of him if he were to die trying to squeeze one out (which is more common than you think). That way, when loved ones, or neighbors, or the fire department come upon his dead body they’ll see the open «Economist» and make immediate snap judgments about him. Thus assuring his legacy isn’t tarnished by having OK magazine all sprawled out on the bathroom floor.
Hmmm…

I love a magazine that gives a student discount.
I love that I live with students.
Even if I only have time to read the little blurbs at the beginning, my odds of feeling smart and up to date drastically increase.

5 stars because it makes me a whole helluva lot smarter.
1 star because it’s so addictive, apparently it causes me to act out of character and take my coworkers before he has a chance to read them.
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Hands down my favorite magazine around… ever.
Even if you disagree with the content inside you can’t deny the quality of articles as opposed to other «news» mags. Yes, the magazine has a definite editorial style but don’t let that scare you. They will address issues that other mainstream US news sources will never talk about.
Will the magazine make you smarter? Probably not… but it will open your eyes up to the rest of the world. It (the «magazine») will make you realize that there are more important issues in this world than Brittany or some celebrities new born.
My public transit commutes over the past few years were never complete without a copy.
Only thing I hate however, is the physical quality of the magazine itself. Covers with heavy black inks would leave my hands stained and asking for a heavy helping of soap and water. But, that’s kind of expected for a weekly publication of it’s size.
I’ve since switched over (more or less) to the Economist website as it offers the same content sans dirty hands.

I am usually attracted to things with a lot of pictures and not a lot of substance: Comic books, graphic novels, FaceBook… MSNBC.
I always get a strange feeling after reading an entire Economist and then turning on the television news – Kinda like going shopping after seeing a documentary on sweatshops – that kinda feeling – ya know?
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Anyways, its one of the few magazines where I feel a little smarter after reading it. I usually feel motivated for about 15 mintues after reading an article… however it is usually followed by a vanilla-​ice-​latte purchase and a…‘what was I about to do… something…oh well.’

This is my Friday lunch date every week. Don’t bother me. Don’t be surprised if I start giggling (it actually contains quite a bit of humour). Don’t be surprised that I know who the president of Kazakhstan is.
This is why.

Open your eyes.
Other than Adbusters, this is my favorite coffee table litter mag. It’s great. It has just very informed, insightful, and well written. It provides such a wonderfully composed panoramic of everything that is going on this little planet in the solar system. It offers a great internationalist view of the world, which I think that we all should hold in our hearts. The sheer scope of the mag is something quite ambitious. Above that, the mag is thorough and highly detailed in its reporting. It is hard to say that this publication is not inspired or lacking of talent.
The Economist is a great, well-​written global-​eye that you can read from the comfort of your living room.

Before I introduced him to my parents, before we shared a major holiday, before we shared a bank account, the captain and I shared a subscription to The Economist. When we decided to live together it was the first thing I bought. Seriously, no furniture, just a bed and a subscription to The Economist. Let me promise you, a relationship can work, even thrive, with just these two things in your home. And maybe a few bottles of wine. Ok and one or two other things that don’t belong in this review.
This is my favorite magazine. It is not, as the title suggests, limited to economic or financial news (though there are very few things that, if thoroughly dissected can’t be found to have some economic impact somewhere.) It covers politics, science and technology and a broad range of other topics of global interest. It’s the Copernicus of major news magazines in that it looks at the world without putting the United States at the center of the universe. Yeah, I know there are flaws in that analogy. Go with it.
Before we lived together I wasn’t in the same place at the same time every week to get my copy and read it when it came out, so I bought every issue in an airport. At $ 6 a pop this was not *economical*. Do you know how much you have to love someone to SHARE a subscription? One of you is going to read it first and want to talk about it before the other even has a chance. The occasional unfair advantage costs $ 6. Sleeping with someone you can’t wait to talk to about what’s going on in the world with is one of those few things I just mentioned that can’t be measured in economic terms. I hope you didn’t think I was going to say «priceless».

Yes, this magazine is a definite must-​have, if you want to keep on top of the world. It’s concise, broad, and an intelligent weekly magazine that gives you what you need to know about what’s happening in Africa, Ireland, or even Cuba.
This world is globalizing, and your best bet is to be aware of the synergy of things. I have to admit that reading the magazine is quite an effort though, because it is so jam-​packed with information that you risk getting information over-​load. It’s a shame, unless you are a voracious reader, but you might have to skim the articles that you need to know, and spread it out beyond the week.
Time? Newsweek? Child’s play.
You might be better off reading it online, where registration is free, but I like to read something with my own hands, write notes, highlight… yeah, pretty much molest it.
Then you have your other mags like Financial Times or something, but that’s another level. But to summarize: the world is coming together. You either are on the ball, or your going to get left out. Don’t get left out. Start reading this magazine to keep on top of things.

I started reading the Economist as a way to impress a man (ahem) I was dating, after it became clear to me that my surplus of Vogue, W, Hello Magazine, Us Weekly, and all the other tawdry gossip rags and fashion publications I lived by were not exactly his cup of tea. I mean, sure, I subscribe to several periodicals related to my profession, but when do I really read those?
Well, what do you know? Turns out I AM as smart as I look while reading this publication. I’m hooked and I can’t stop! It’s a good thing. I got the guy and the guy’s got a subscription, so I’m actually SAVING money, now that I don’t have to buy all those girl magazines. Also turns out that The Economist has PAGES of writing and less pictures and no editorial photo spreads, so they last longer too. Now I’m as smart and up-​to-​date on worldly goings-​on as I should have been all along and I’m in love too. Plus I’ve realized that I have ok taste in clothes, men, and makeup all on my own. On top of that, I feel good saving a tree or two by passing on all the fluff I was once so enamored with.
A relevant publication that no address should be without. I make my teenage clients flip through it too!

If you’re going to read just one magazine to try to keep up with the Unilocalless world (IE the world where food, fashion and edgy banter are considered the ‘toy department’), this is it.
About 10 years ago I worked for a Dutch company and spent a lot of time in Europe. As someone who felt well-​traveled because I was flying 50,000 miles a year in the US, a few things became very apparent.
1. We live in a great country.
2. It is not the only country.
3. We do not have the best ideas all of the time.
The Economist puts me back in that place where USA Today and Fox News are an embarrassment of Pravda proportions. Don’t be afraid because ‘economist’ is in the title. It’s not largely a financial publication. Besides, even if it were, it wouldn’t be terrible to understand it.
Friendly tip: If you’re a user of LinkedIn, there’s usually a banner ad for 6 free issues. Give it a try.

Most important, intelligent, and, frankly… NECESSARY publication you could hope to have in your life.
There are no bilines… it transcends ego and speaks a collective, and forceful voice. It has something to say… and albeit skeptical about everything I read… some of the most impacting and eye opening discourse in the entire world today.

Dear gentlemen of the Economist,
I know I am supposed to like your fine publication. I know your writers are accoladed and celebrated for their journalism and unbiased viewpoint of the world.
But the writing always has me longing for style, for some presence of human emotion. Oscar Wilde would have lined a cat litter box with your prize-​winning magazine.
Every few months, I pass by a magazine rack and buy an issue. It sits by my bed, gathering dust… and really, I don’t need more publications gathering dust around my bed.
I like Foreign Affairs more. I like New York Times more, even with its more biased viewpoints.
But your magazine does a fine service to the world, and who am I to quibble with that? And my guess is that George W. is too stupid to read a single article your journalists write.
Cordially,
your lukewarm fan.

In general, I’m all in favor of The Economist. However:
Lately I’ve been having weird, vivid dreams.
So I thought maybe I should quit watching reality TV over the internet immediately before bed and try to read something mentally enriching instead.
Last night I dreamed that I was part of the military coup that overthrew Thailand a few months ago and I was now trying desperately to maintain control over a divided populace.
Fuck that shit. At least when I dream I’m on Survivor I usually end up winning a million dollars.

I have a confession to make: I secretly await Fridays with reserved enthusiasm for the new Economist to come out. I’m a recent convert, only really discovering this publication because it is one of the few English-​language prints available in European newsstands. I’ve been told it’s a pretty good buy, since you get tons more text than has ever been in Time or Newsweek, for about the same price.
Actually a weekly newspaper, this Economist tricks you into thinking it’s a magazine, with all of the glossy paged benefits. (Imagine, no ink stains on your fingertips!) Slowly but surely, the section in the back on actual economic events has become my favorite part.
Finally, I have a favor to ask. Please please PLEASE don’t be that Economist reader that feels the need to insert facts you learned by reading into your regular conversations. Unless your bff works for the United Nations, you probably won’t impress anybody.
PS: I almost forgot! You can usually get a sneak preview of the upcoming issue on the Economist website on Thursday nights.