Megan McArdle is a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast covering business, economics, and public policy. A former senior editor at The Atlantic and writer for The Economist, Megan has a diverse work history including three small startups and a disaster recovery firm at Ground Zero.
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How to Save it and Where
Saving vs. debt repayment, index funds v.... MORE
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How to Make the Most of Your Higher Education
Before you send in that application . . . MORE
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How Much Fraud Was There Among Mortgage Originators?
Were they lying to each other? Or themselves? MORE
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So What About Indexing the Minimum Wage for Inflation?
Would it raise unemployment during recessions? MORE
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How to Think About the Minimum Wage
The president wants to raise it to $9 an hour.... MORE
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Yuval Levin on the State of the Union Speech
Surprisingly devoid of real policy proposals MORE
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Can We Really Give Everyone Access to High Quality Preschool?
It sounds great. But can the president's plan survive contact with the real world? MORE
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State of the Union: What Did We Learn?
So which was it? Campaign speech or policy brief? MORE
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What to Look for In Tonight's State of the Union
A campaign speech? Or a policy agenda? MORE
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Maker's Mark Isn't What it Used to Be
The company is reducing the amount of alcohol in the mix MORE
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Break Up the Banks?
Conservatives are warming to the idea. MORE
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The Pope Resigns. Good Decision.
The world has too few young-old workers--and too many old-old ones. MORE
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Should Cities Ban Invasive Plants?
Your property rights stop at the edge of my fence, but . . . MORE
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The Coming Retirement Burden
The baby boomers are about to retire. Megan McArdle explains why it will hurt. MORE
