2. The Economist doesn't run bylines (except fictional ones), so writers for Economist are adopting a group voice, an unstated "we"
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@HeerJeet Do you think there's any chance they turn out the writer that penned it? A half-assed apology after the fact isn't enough. -
@Paul__Dawkins@HeerJeet Probably 0% if it's a staffer. Big on twitter, but few readers will even see the review, let alone the backlash. - Show replies
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13. One way to read The Economist is that magazine is basically Swift's Modest Proposal written by an avid cannibal.
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@HeerJeet Love it. (the tweet, not cannibalism)
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@HeerJeet This pretty much sums up their editorial slant on climate change as well. A huge problem to be tackled with cosmetic tweaks -
@theturner@HeerJeet The Economist supports carbon taxation. Is that a cosmetic tweak? - Show replies
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@HeerJeet "… the people, rapidly increasing, have been reduced, by acts for which they are chiefly to blame, to a sole reliance …” -
@HeerJeet on the precarious crop of potatoes. It would be unjust to Ireland – it would be a neglect of a great duty … - Show replies
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