American media talks about "The Economist"

In 1991, American journalist James Farrows wrote an article in the Washington Post saying that the editorials used by The Economist when reporting some news events contradicted the events themselves.

Farrows said that by chance, he had just read Robert Wade's "Governing Markets". This detailed study cites a wealth of evidence that actually reaches almost the opposite conclusion: East Asian governments tinkered heavily to directly benefit industry, far beyond anything "market forces" could do.

Farrows said he still knew a little about the book: The Economist magazine had just reviewed it and mischaracterized its message, almost entirely in the manner of a government official.

Separately, Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, said the anonymous cover of The Economist's authors was an important part of its know-it-all stance, among other reasons, because it concealed the extreme youthfulness of much of its staff. . Which means this magazine is written by young people pretending to be old people.