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Hi Mark, which professional athlete who didn't / doesn't play football do you think would make the best football player, and what position do you think they'd play?

Thanks. I think Muhammad Ali would have been a good goalkeeper.

Hi Kevin,

I'm from the UK but I now live in Australia. I think there's a culture of egalitarianism here that we don't have in the UK, but that this culture is at risk of erosion due to (as we have in the UK) due in part to an incisive and vindictive media.

I think the influence of the media is more powerful than ever, as social media allows us to cloister ourselves in echo chambers and safe spaces where we only interact with those with the same views as us. How do you think these barriers can be broken down to encourage healthy debate and a shift away from the "us and them" mentality that's so prevalent?

Hi Zanny,

Do you feel that The Economist is the most appropriate title for your magazine? I think it encases a particular school of thought (free markets, small governments) under the umbrella term "economist" when there are many economists with different takes on this, most notably Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz I suppose.

Do you think it would be more accurate to call your publication "The Free Marketeer" or are you comfortable that you encompass a sufficiently broad range of economic thought?