2026-01-16
26 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
It is, as often said, the biggest financial decision you'll ever make: buying a house.
Or not.
Whether it's smarter to simply rent indefinitely has become a perennial debate.
And our resolute renter correspondent reckons the answer is now clear.
And spycraft is often portrayed as being a principled fight for party or country or philosophy.
Often, it's just about the money.
Our obituaries editor reflects on the life of Aldrich Ames,
a prolific seller of CIA secrets to Russia who got a taste for betrayal.
But first, a bit more information is trickling out of Iran thanks to Starlink satellites.
The regime is now trying to choke down that internet access too.
The big picture is clear.
Executed protesters now number in the thousands.
Many more have been taken into custody.
America's cycle of blowing hot and cold warmed up considerably.
An aircraft carrier and its strike group set off from the South China Sea yesterday towards the Middle East.
Iran's rulers are more than rattled, and many protesters have called for something that,