I used to subscribe to The Economist and I am thinking of re-subscribing. I still get their email newsletters. It is a great magazine. I found it sensible and centrist with a bit of humor.

They cover the world and are based in the UK so naturally their perspective on US events is a bit different from the American media. There was so much to read and all of it was well-written that I constantly found myself running a few issues behind. So I was very interested in their take on the upcoming presidential election.

The cover story this week focuses on what they see as the pros and cons of each of the candidates. They come down on the side of Joe Biden. And explain why they think Biden is the better choice.

Why it has to be Biden is subtitled Donald Trump has desecrated the values that make America a beacon to the world.

Here is the beginning of the article:

THE COUNTRY that elected Donald Trump in 2016 was unhappy and divided. The country he is asking to re-elect him is more unhappy and more divided. After almost four years of his leadership, politics is even angrier than it was and partisanship even less constrained. Daily life is consumed by a pandemic that has registered almost 230,000 deaths amid bickering, buck-passing and lies. Much of that is Mr Trump’s doing, and his victory on November 3rd would endorse it all.

Joe Biden is not a miracle cure for what ails America. But he is a good man who would restore steadiness and civility to the White House. He is equipped to begin the long, difficult task of putting a fractured country back together again. That is why, if we had a vote, it would go to Joe.

I hope the article is available to the public. It is well worth a read, especially if you are undecided. I think this could be a win-win situation. You get to read an very informative article and they may get a new subscriber.