About this episode
Passport queues are lengthening; ad-hoc civilian militias are strengthening. As foreign powers bow out, Taliban militants take district after district—and the fear of the people is palpable. The pandemic drove a boom in the attention economy, and media companies happily obliged. Now, it seems, an “ attention recession ” looms. And a look at the thoroughly inbred nature of thoroughbred horses . For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist , subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Runtime: 21min Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.