http://www.thedailybeast.com/voxbox/asymmetrical-information.rss.xml http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/24/friday-forum-what-are-you-making-for-memorial-day.html Talk amongst yourselves Fri, 24 May 2013 15:18:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/24/friday-forum-what-are-you-making-for-memorial-day.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/23/did-dodd-frank-inadvertently-put-a-kink-in-obamacare.html The unbanked may have a hard time buying insurance on the exchanges. Too bad we just created more of them. business Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/23/did-dodd-frank-inadvertently-put-a-kink-in-obamacare.html Megan McArdle Business http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/22/amazon-to-build-a-market-for-fan-fiction.html eBooks are finally changing how we write, as well as how we read Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/22/amazon-to-build-a-market-for-fan-fiction.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/21/congress-to-grill-apple-ceo-about-tax-shelters.html Apple has avoided billions in taxes. Congress says it wants to know why. But we know why—and it’s probably not going to change. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/21/congress-to-grill-apple-ceo-about-tax-shelters.html Megan McArdle Andy Wong/AP Chinese people line up to enter a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, Oct. 20, 2012. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/17/those-generic-drugs-may-not-have-been-what-you-thought-they-were.html Years of abuses at Ranbaxy raise worries about the FDA's oversight of the generics market. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/17/those-generic-drugs-may-not-have-been-what-you-thought-they-were.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/raising-the-bar-on-scandals.html It's not the president's fault. But the rest of us should still care. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/raising-the-bar-on-scandals.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-real-scandals-of-the-irs.html Apparently, investigating conservatives for being conservative isn't real enough. Tue, 14 May 2013 20:21:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-real-scandals-of-the-irs.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-administration-s-taking-a-big-bath-on-scandals.html HHS. The IRS. Benghazi. Spying on reporters. Scandals abound, which just might be good for the administration in the long run. Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-administration-s-taking-a-big-bath-on-scandals.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/kermit-gosnell-found-guilty-of-murdering-three-babies.html The Philadelphia abortionist is guilty of three counts of first degree murder. Why didn't we stop him sooner? Mon, 13 May 2013 23:33:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/kermit-gosnell-found-guilty-of-murdering-three-babies.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/saving-detroit-when-a-big-city-stops-being-big.html Detroit's Emergency Manager has released a new plan for the city. It's not looking good. business Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/saving-detroit-when-a-big-city-stops-being-big.html Megan McArdle Business http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/how-not-to-cherry-pick-the-results-of-the-oregon-study-ultrawonkish.html A look at statistical significance, and what Oregon can really tell us business Mon, 13 May 2013 15:32:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/how-not-to-cherry-pick-the-results-of-the-oregon-study-ultrawonkish.html Megan McArdle Business http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/why-did-the-irs-target-conservative-groups.html Was it a legitimate reaction to an explosion of tax-exempt electioneering? Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/13/why-did-the-irs-target-conservative-groups.html Megan McArdle David Goldman/AP FILE - In this June 28, 2012, file photo Tea Party supporter William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., protests against President Barack Obama's health care law outside the Supreme Court in Washington. No single Republican presidential candidate captured tea partyers' wholehearted support. Romney gave the hard right at least a symbolic win by announcing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, a tea party hero, as his running mate Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman) IRS, Cincinnati, Tea Party, Patriot, Conservative http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/10/irs-targeted-conservative-groups-for-extra-scrutiny.html Tea Partiers were targeted for review of their tax-exempt status during the 2012 election. Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/10/irs-targeted-conservative-groups-for-extra-scrutiny.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/10/how-could-the-gop-have-improved-obamacare.html Is it their fault that the law wasn't more market friendly? Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/10/how-could-the-gop-have-improved-obamacare.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/elizabeth-warren-wants-the-fed-to-get-into-the-student-loan-business.html Should students get the same loan rates as banks at the discount window? business Thu, 09 May 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/elizabeth-warren-wants-the-fed-to-get-into-the-student-loan-business.html Megan McArdle Business