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 The Economist, February 9, 2008PDF | English | 2.4 MB
America's election: Half-way there
The Republicans, at least, seem to have found a decent candidate.
Snowbound China: Megaphone apology
It is good to hear a government apologise. But China's has much to be sorry about.
Technology and development: The limits of leapfrogging
The spread of new technologies often depends on the availability of older ones.
Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google: Giants in combat
Microsoft should be allowed to buy Yahoo! -- and Google should be free to fight back.
Kenya's tragedy: Stop this descent into hell
President Mwai Kibaki must be persuaded to compromise or he may lose a country.
The credit crisis: Financial engine failure
With problems spreading from Wall Street to Main Street, America's credit crisis will get worse before it gets better.
Demography and genetics: Kissing cousins, missing children
A wider choice of mates reduces people's reproductive output. That may explain why families in rich countries are smaller than those in poor ones.
Marie Smith
Marie Smith, the last speaker of the Eyak language, died on January 21st, aged 89.
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