Editor’s picks: September 27th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the promise and the perils of <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/09/26/the-promise-and-the-perils-of-impeachment" target="_blank">impeachment</a>. (9:10) China’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2019/09/26/chinas-repression-of-islam-is-spreading-beyond-xinjiang" target="_blank">repression of Islam</a> is spreading beyond Xinjiang. (21:22) And, proof has emerged that a <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/09/26/proof-emerges-that-a-quantum-computer-can-outperform-a-classical-one" target="_blank">quantum computer</a> can outperform a classical one</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>