Epinions Recent Reviews for The Economist Magazine

The Economist Magazine: Outstanding Perspective; Thorough Information

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:22:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I've subscribed to the Economist for about 6 months now. I was always aware of the magazine as having solid economic information and a hefty subscription price. I became acquainted with the magazine in my Chiropractor's office. I saw a coupon for 6 moths...

The Economist Magazine: The Dismal Science Alive Again - The Economist

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:37:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jbhut - The Economist The Dismal Science Alive Again Economics is sometimes dubbed the “Dismal Science” due to its interesting views on the most optimal and efficient points at which a society should operate. Enduring the lectures and...

The Economist Magazine: The Best Weekly

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:20:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gaetanlion - The Economist is the best weekly within the financial press. The Brits have it hands down on their American competitors, including Businessweek, Forbes, and Fortune. The Economist coverage of World affairs and World politics is second to none. The...

The Economist Magazine: EXTRAORDINARY

Mon, 6 Oct 2003 21:32:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wmjaeger - There's nothing like it. A business/news rag with both heart AND brains. And some soul, too, Euro-style. Worth every penny...

The Economist Magazine: Intelligent World News Coverage, to Keep you in Touch

Wed, 1 Oct 2003 21:15:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryan_Carey - I subscribe to a large number of magazines. Most of my subscriptions were complimentary, given to me free of charge by the publisher. Others have to be paid for and some of them have proven to be more valuable and more enjoyable than others. I change m...

The Economist Magazine: How to enrich your brain power

Mon, 9 Jul 2001 16:33:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author virgovixen14 - The Economist. As the name of a magazine, it brings to mind some stuffy thing carried about by investment bankers and day traders, those uptight guys who have the financial information news network on 24/7. If you are judging this magazine by it's title,...

The Economist Magazine: Among weekly news magazines, none is better

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:34:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brabinger - Although I often disagree with this magazine's conclusions, particularly regarding US politics, The Economist is an indispensible alternative to the points of view expressed in most domestic news media. In addition, no comparable publication covers a...

The Economist Magazine: More Fun Than An Alan Greenspan Kegger!!!

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 22:32:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Ok, I'll admit it, your humble Epinionator is also a terrible content junkie. I will devour all information accessible to me, surfing all the main news sites daily and watching The O'Reilly Factor dogmatically. I live for news, and I believe that those...

The Economist Magazine: It's like TIME magazine on steroids; even Clinton subscribes

Sun, 18 Mar 2001 01:13:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aloofyouth - I used to subscribe to TIME, but I canceled my subscription in favor of The Economist (TE) because (in no particular order):

a) The advertisements are sparser in TE; they are also more clumped together in the back. TIME seemed to be...

The Economist Magazine: Finest news magazine in the world

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:37:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tangent78 - This magazine was recommended to me by a professor in a European history class. I picked it up, and was taken immediately. I'm an news junky of the worst sort, and this magazine really does have it all. This is the finest English language news...

The Economist Magazine: The Reigning Champion of Newsweeklies

Fri, 6 Oct 2000 11:25:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buffoonery - After over eight thousand issues, England's weekly newsmagazine The Economist retains its unchallenged title of the world’s best weekly news magazine, completely burying such second-raters as Time and Newsweek in the U.S. and...

The Economist Magazine: It should be your only newsmagazine

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:28:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dshurz - My biases may be apparent again in this review. As my fiancée unfailingly points out I have an undying love for all things British but in the case of the Economist I feel that is entirely justified. I have been a reader of the magazine since being at...

The Economist Magazine: Rolls Royce of Information

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:54:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author writegroup - I buy the Economist every week simply because it is the most comprehensive, intelligent, and interesting source of news on the planet today.

This is not a picture magazine filled with glossy photos of the latest celebrity fad. If you believe...

The Economist Magazine: Ne Plus Ultra

Fri, 2 Jun 2000 16:30:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wickengel - Factually correct "The Economist" emphatically is, but its uniqueness stems from its distinctively British argumentative style. In all but the shortest pieces, the magazine never presents a single opinion only, but balances opposing opinions...

The Economist Magazine: A Dissent

Wed, 19 Apr 2000 04:01:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author elemnt97 - Far be it from me to ruin a product's perfect recommendation rating, but...

The Economist continues in the great tradition of British print media by aligning itself with a particular political bent: in this case the free market/libertarian...

The Economist Magazine: Required Reading

Tue, 4 Apr 2000 18:06:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scarmody - It is a sign of the Economist's greatness that every decade or so a well-respected American writer (usually one from the left) feels compelled to put it down. The latest to do so was James Fallows, who identified the magazine's strong editorial stance...

The Economist Magazine: Keep in touch with World Events and Issues

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:18:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catheline - When I majored in International Relations at Wellesley College, the first thing that was on the required weekly assignments of my first class was: read the Economist. I already had a subscription to this magazine, but little did I know it was so...

The Economist Magazine: Newsmagazine for the Intelligensia

Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:12:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob - The Economist is a great magazine for people with a graduate degree and an IQ in the top 3% of the population. It has much more intellectual rigor than most other writing you see these days outside of academia. They will gladly show elasticity curves and...

The Economist Magazine: The Seven Course Gourmet meal

Sun, 24 Oct 1999 12:52:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbowles - Time, Newsweek and USN&WR are the fast food drive-thrus of national [US] and world news. The Economist is clearly the seven course gourmet meal.

What first caught my attention about The Economist was that I consistently found articles...

The Economist Magazine: Replace all your weekly newsmagazines with this one!

Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:47:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author klaws - I'm a former news magazine junkie (Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, etc.). However, whenever I would come across a new topic I knew something about (the Internet, Economics, etc.) they would get the details wrong and sometimes misunderstand...