A cut above the West: America’s astounding economy

<p>Contrary to the groaning of both Republicans and Democrats, the economy is still the <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/04/13/from-strength-to-strength?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">world’s largest</a>. How has this success been sustained? We ask why choosing the <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/04/03/was-your-degree-really-worth-it?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wrong degree</a> could leave you worse off than if you had never bothered at all. And our correspondent’s picks of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-reads/2023/02/24/seven-books-you-are-forbidden-from-reading?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">books</a> that have been banned.</p><br><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>