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Learning another language has plenty of upsides and few drawbacks (though incessant pestering by a certain green owl on your phone may be one). But can it really make you a better thinker, or even delay the onset of dementia? Our latest
Well informed column
looks at the evidence for the idea that bilinguals’ brains benefit from their talented tongues.
And Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, inching its way through Congress, would saddle America with trillions of dollars of extra borrowing. But bulging budgets aren’t just an American problem. Governments across the rich world are
increasingly profligate,
at a time when few can afford to be. | 
