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Yeah the Economist is pretty well known to be neoliberal. Which is fine… I subscribe and it’s a pretty good source if you understand that.

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Why are the journalists and writers names not revealed?

That’s a specific editorial decision[0] to present work in The Economist’s voice rather than the individual journalists’.

[0] https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2013/09/04/...

~no regwall

https://medium.economist.com/why-are-the-economists-writers-...

and previous discussion

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14015708

Neocon*

Neoliberalism is not related to liberalism, its economics theory we've been living in since Reagan. Ds and Rs embrace it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism

Neoconservatism is more a social theory, i.e. pushback from 60s social liberals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism

The Wikipedia article is quite misleading; the current neoliberal movement absolutely leans left. In modern usage, neoliberal refers to a particular type of liberal/Democrat.

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