Shortly after the US Capitol was stormed, an American Airlines Group Inc flight from Washington to Phoenix faced its own insurrection. Despite entreaties from flight attendants, some passengers belligerently refused to wear masks and chanted “fight for Trump” and “USA!” The situation became so tense that the pilot took to the intercom and threatened to “put this plane down in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s knack for top-down statist dirigisme hasn’t been very visible when it comes to rolling out Covid-19 vaccines, with the country’s immunisation campaign among the slowest in the world. But it’s now on full display in the supermarket sector. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire took to the airwaves to pour scorn on a potential $20 billion bid ...

Agflation is back, and so are unhelpful fixes. Under pressure from falling incomes and higher inflation, Moscow has rushed to cap the cost of basic foods and introduced measures to curb wheat and other exports. President Vladimir Putin’s televised displeasure was a symptom of the strain governments are feeling everywhere. Fortunately, the problem is not yet at levels seen just ...