I've been reading The Economist for ten years, including this week's issue during my BART ride this morning. Other commenters have voiced appreciation for their in-depth reporting and liberal (in the classical sense of free people and free markets) values, but we haven't mentioned the paper's sense of humor -- the jokes are small but clever, and make for a more interesting read than the Wall Street Journal or Financial Times without sacrificing an ounce of rigor.
They don't get enough credit for their humour. The covers sometimes have me cutting them off and hanging them on the wall – a great recent example was the "Hiyatollah!" cover.
