Hacker News with Generative AI: The Economist

Why R is the best coding language for data journalism (economist.com)
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Why Are Americans So Rich? (richardhanania.com)
Today I talk with Callum Williams (follow on X), senior economics editor for The Economist. I was honored to have Callum on, as I consider The Economist perhaps the most indispensable news source we have. Their latest issue, on the US economy as the envy of the world, forms the basis of our discussion.