The Decline of the Royal Family

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The threat that modern monarchies face is not so much assassinations as just PR disasters. The number of those who consider the monarchy to be important or very important has fallen a lot. Vijay Vaitiswaran talks about how new infrastructure and climate laws are influencing companies like Blood Power in Georgia.

He has been king since September; now it is time for the pomp. We examine the modern monarchy—and the ancient frippery of coronations. Despite prior reluctance to do much about climate change, America is set to become a clean-energy superpower. And reflecting on the life of Carolyn Bryant, whose testimony led to a lynching that set off America’s civil-rights movement.

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