FT Weekend Magazine

What has the dependence on meritocracy given America? America's meritocracy inherently ranks and sorts us; Nordic mediocracy insists that more of us matter, writes economist Jinu Koola: ft.trib.al/TT3YuCB?

'Be sure to adopt a position that prevents you from dribbling on to your suit. There’s no such thing as a power drool.' Tap here for Robert Shrimsley's tips on how to make the benefits of the recuperative 20 winks appreciated in your office: ft.trib.al/If06bri

'Everyone “knows” that Einstein was a genius, but hardly anyone understands why, whereas when Messi curls the ball into the top corner, we all feel it.' Tap here for Simon Kuper's latest column: ft.trib.al/ZJ8MJyg

'It would take decades for her to truly understand the extent to which one of the most extreme social experiments in history had cast a shadow over her own life.' ft.trib.al/xEN3BHR

'The US to me is a country where some people become trillionaires and others lose everything to disease. Dickensian.' To mark the US’s semiquincentennial, we asked our readers to reflect on their experience of the country — here are your responses: ft.trib.al/c3Okdc9

The US president’s self-enrichment has many precedents in political history — but it may yet test the tolerance of American voters for private gain while in public office: ft.trib.al/ZrCc3p6

'Remember that there is one person in the group who annoys everyone else. Try to make sure it’s not you.' Tap here to read Robert Shrimsley's latest column: ft.trib.al/qik3nry

Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web’s unsung human caretakers: ft.trib.al/bMT8Pvc

In 1776, visions of liberty and justice were fraught with compromise, conflict and contradiction. Today, the founders’ words still shape national identity, writes Simon Schama: ft.trib.al/XszIQJS

Jazz? The moon landings? Gerrymandering? On this 250th anniversary, Robert Shrimsley thinks about this question: ft.trib.al/c3BwD4X

Every modern US president gets a physical totem of his tenure. But what can presidential libraries teach us about America’s struggle to remember itself?⁠ ⁠ The FT's Oliver Roeder reports: ft.trib.al/6Eyy9Mz

Too often confined to peas, potatoes and sauce for lamb, fresh mint deserves a freer, more exuberant life in the kitchen, says Nigella Lawson: ft.trib.al/lMHUVWa

A bit of chaos is inevitable in dining rooms where people of all ages are welcome, writes Imogen Lawrence: ft.trib.al/HRzG44R

By this time next month, Andy Burnham could be running the country.⁠ ⁠ It is to his Manchester years that Westminster politicos and the corporate world will now turn for clues to his reinvention. It was a period Jennifer Williams followed closely: ft.trib.al/SscdHL4

For two decades, Hollywood’s most indispensable executive has been synonymous with Disney. Can he really tear himself away? The FT's Daniel Thomas reports: ft.trib.al/FrBZdx8

'Every day you have an excuse to stop, so if you don’t have the right mindset, you will find out.' The midfielder who co-founded a biochemicals business on the difference between the locker room and the boardroom: ft.trib.al/xMcP15U

'In the later stages, offering reasons why someone was not hired can be problematic. Apparently this can lead to legal actions, though it does not say much about the hiring manager if they cannot offer a coherent explanation that doesn’t get them sued': ft.trib.al/a9G6Dil

'At every World Cup, there are titles at stake beside that of Champion,' writes Simon Kuper. 'The title of Clown, a big country that fails. The Beautiful Loser. Most teams aspire to the title of Cinderella, a small country that experiences a fairy tale': ft.trib.al/YBeLb51

Is it illogical to argue that heating buildings to a safe temperature is a basic right but cooling them is an affectation? Tim Harford tries to take the heat out of the argument: ft.trib.al/eoJOPH1

Can AI company Anthropic hold on to its ethical founding principles as it strides to market with its most powerful and unnerving tool yet? In the latest FT Weekend Magazine cover story, Madhumita Murgia reports on Anthropic’s relentless race to the top ft.trib.al/HLHK5rJ