John Burn-Murdoch

Millennials across the west were united in their economic malaise. Their successors not so much

Could the decline of face-to-face interaction tie together several modern mysteries?

A rise in the number of single people is becoming a key driver of falling birth rates

What appears on the surface to be a flat trend masks churn beneath

Populism is the winner in the shift from traditional to social media and from text to video and audio

Britain’s illness-related inactivity crisis looks increasingly like a mirage

The evidence points to changes in the drug supply

The American left was sent spinning in 2016 and is yet to recalibrate

Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil

The changed political and cultural landscape makes a reset unlikely

Birth rates keep coming in below the forecasts — the models may need an overhaul

The corporate world has taken a progressive turn, while polarisation is also on the rise

British and American politics are undergoing surprising shifts as research — and elections — explode assumptions

Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level

Data shows increasing numbers in rich countries turning to welfare

Men’s education deficit is increasingly becoming an employment, earnings and outcomes gap, with significant repercussions

Failing to acknowledge imperfect outcomes and trade-offs is impoverishing the debate

Electoral success across Europe is exposing contradictions and hypocrisy

New technology is creating an uneven playing field in athletics

FT polling analysis shows the Democrats’ probable candidate has revitalised her party’s campaign in just over a week