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Donald Trump’s approval rating has slid to a new low, according to our tracker (which is free for non-subscribers). The president’s resumption of strikes against Iran this month may be to blame; polling shows many Americans are fed up with the conflict.
The politics of air-conditioning are getting voters hot and bothered in rich and poor countries. Fights over who has access to the technology, and how to power it, reveal a stubborn reluctance by politicians to encourage use of AC to adapt to rising temperatures. In many places, the market is already passing them by.
Finally, spare a thought for thin-skinned billionaires. With enormous power and resources comes the blame for all sorts of societal and economic ills. In today’s episode of Inside Economics, our economics and markets experts discuss how much billionaire-bashing is deserved. | 
