Worked for me.

I just read the whole article from the archived link. So I can confirm it Works for me™.

if you are running a script blocker, you might need to block economist.com. That's what made it work for me with this link.

The first time I clicked it I also still saw the paywall; when I tried again it was gone - very odd.

For those downvoting the user, it was also paywalled for me. On mobile if that matters.

Edit: but revisiting worked.