The Economist has lately been following important changes:
1. This is probably the last time the two major parties will nominate such old men! Nobody's saying it too loudly, but these candidates are just about on their "last legs!" It seems as if sometimes each of them could use a helping hand getting on and off stage when making appearances.
2. Worldwide, nations are decrying internal corruption and trying to do something about it. Witness Ukraine--at the insistence of the United States. At the same time, those nations' evils of decades of dictatorship under one man or his family are being revealed; and in some cases are spelling an end to their autocratic rule, e.g., countries in Africa.
3. Agreement among polluting nations seems holding that there must end reliance upon fossil fuels for energy source. Wind and solar are becoming significantly cheaper. The advanced countries are planning to significantly cut back on old time sources of energy by 2050 or 2060.
Add to this, there's a push among them to explore outer space as a viable source for augmenting resources on earth. No telling in future years how successful this endeavor will become.
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