The EU is to abolish its quotas on sugar-beet production. Who are the winners and losers? Also: as video games get better and job prospects worse, more young men in America are spending their time in an alternate reality. Plus: are papers written by female economists clearer than ones written by men? And with a British election in the offing, our Buttonwood columnist discusses how the markets might react. Hosted by Simon Long.

  • The Supreme Court considers a church-state playground dispute

  • New York may require Uber to provide an option to leave a tip

  • Podcast: A sweet story

  • The big hole in Trump’s wall

  • Theresa May seeks a snap election

  • America has a retirement problem, not a saving problem