I had a dream a couple nights ago where I was sitting in a meeting with some people and we were all to share our “most trusted” information/media sources (yes, clearly–all blog and no play makes Bob a very dull boy indeed–not the most thrilling of dreams…) and when it was my turn I said “NPR and The Economist“

Well, when I woke up and recalled my dream, I thought to myself–well, that’s actually what I’d probably say in my waking life….I just hope that I wont be spending my future dream times doing searches on Google…

Well, anyway, the Economist is in fact one of my absolute favorite sources, and I was quite pleased to discover today that its excellent archive search, normally available only to print or online subscribers can now be accessed by anyone, as long as you don’t mind sitting through a 10 second commercial. You then get a day pass, and can search the print and online archive back many years, with several nice advanced search and filter options.

So if you’re in the midst of researching anything at all, and want to see what the Economist has to say about it, just link to the site, watch the little ad, and search on your topic.

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