Last year, chileans voted for a coalition of leftis parties led by president gabriel borich. The share of people who say they disapprove of him has risen from around twnty % when he took office to 56%. So it means that heis pretty weak and his govrnment is pretty weak, and he will struggle to get things done. And more broadly, what does it tell you about chiles electurate that this went down in flames so badly?
Two years in the making, the country’s new foundational document was summarily swatted down in a referendum. We ask how it went so wrong, and what comes next. Data show a long-held view on fertility and prosperity is not as straightforward as thought; we examine the policy implications. And learning about HARM—the missiles causing so much harm to Russian forces.
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