The Musk family. Such excellent judges of character.

This from the NY Times shows, among other things, how the UK’s share of US imports collapsed around 2018, and the UK fell from sixth to 12th place. Is there a good explanation for why? General post-referendum shrinkage of the export sector? Anyway, UK hasn’t needed tariffs to cut exports to US.

This should ease any worries you might have had

This is quite persuasive

This was 1996. Despite all the rigmarole around him, I got the sense of an isolated man.

The death of Alberto Fujimori brings to mind this extraordinary trip I made with him into the Andes on what was a permanent election campaign. I’ve never forgotten it.

My WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich has been behind bars in Russia for exactly a year, another undeserving victim of Russian oppression. I joined others at the News Building in London this week to call for his release. #istandwithevan

Meanwhile, a friend points out that this obit from the NYT must be close to a record for the number of commas in an intro/lede.

Is this really a “giveaway” when the tax take is climbing to postwar highs?

Useful map in the Yorkshire Post this morning.