Editor’s Picks: May 9th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, our cover story reports on the brewing conflict between <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/05/11/the-brewing-conflict-between-america-and-iran" target="_blank">America and Iran</a>. Both sides need to step back. Also, why the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/05/11/the-mexican-american-population-is-shrinking" target="_blank">Mexican-American population</a> is shrinking, despite headlines from the southern border (10:05). And, what the latest trends in <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/05/11/what-french-baby-names-say-about-the-country" target="_blank">baby names</a> say about how France is changing (17:34)</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>