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On our website and in our app, \\u201cThe Economist explains\\u201d is one of the best-read features. Today we invite a few of their authors to keep explaining. What is tranq dope? Why did France get so het up about bedbugs (06:48)? Can superstars\\u2019 stadium shows actually affect inflation (11:50)? And, having at last seen Donald Trump\\u2019s, what is the back story of the mugshot (17:39)?

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