Editor’s picks: November 7th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/11/07/assessing-emmanuel-macrons-apocalyptic-vision" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> warns that Europe is “on the edge of a precipice”. (9:20) <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/11/09/large-personal-fortunes-are-an-unreliable-guide-to-where-government-policy-has-gone-wrong" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bashing billionaires</a> is misguided. (15:40) And, could the <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2019/11/09/countries-are-increasingly-willing-to-censor-speech-online" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">internet splinter</a> along nation-state lines?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>____________________</p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a></p><p>____________________</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>