Should people have the right to choose (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/11/21/why-british-mps-should-vote-for-assisted-dying?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) how they die? Though many Britons support the principle, a vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons may fail. Donald Trump reshaped the Supreme Court (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/10/28/donald-trumps-potential-scotus-picks?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) in his first term. His second act could be just as dramatic (09:30). And remembering figurative painter Frank Auerbach (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2024/11/20/frank-auerbach-aimed-only-at-one-memorable-image?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (18:10).
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