On the contrary. The Economist and especially the Lexington column has always been well left of center. I believe at one time Michael Kinsley wrote it.
I read the Economist and it is nothing like the paper it was in the mid eighties. It is Euro wienie, a fully paid up member of the Euro chattering classes
Do you care to name a more objective publication? Moreover, I was talking about the Economist as a whole and not the Lexington opinion piece. An opinion piece is by its very definition subjective. I would challenge you to back up your statement with articles that reflect both the Economist of the 80s and it softer side.
Freeperland is also by definition not particularly objective. If you havent noticed, we tend to look at things from a distance slightly more than a bit right of center.
I find that the economist usually gives both perspectives and never veers to far off in either direction. A publication that is perceived by Freepers as being only slightly left of center may very well be in the middle.