Please note that this is article is part of a special section of the Economist this week called 'What If'. It is highly speculative and more about the potential of scenarios and alternatives rather than a real article. As an example another article is a retrospective on the first 100 days of Hillary Clinton as president, having won against Marco Rubio.

I love the Economist and find the section thought provoking, but hope it is not a trend to soften up the paper.