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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Why Are Attacks Like Boston So Rare?
It would be easy to kill lots of people every day in a place as open as America.... MORE
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Our Tax Code is Too Complicated. Here's How to Simplify It.
Get rid of the corporate income tax.... MORE
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Carmen Reinhart on Why the Central Bankers Will Eventually Be Tempted to Inflate
As the government debt gets higher, it's harder for the central bank to raise interest rates MORE
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How Markets Cope With Disappearing Bees
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Happy Tax Day. Now Stop Making Interest-Free Loans to the U.S. Government.
Wipe that smile off your face. That big tax refund is bad news. MORE
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Why I Didn't Write About Gosnell's Trial--And Why I Should Have
Gosnell is accused of grisly crimes that I didn't want to think about. MORE
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Pro-Obamacare Groups say that Now We Need Cost Control. Why Didn't We Hear This Three Years Ago?
Obamacare's Cost Control: Too Little. Hearing About It: Too Late MORE
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The Real Lesson of JC Penney: Sometimes, You're Stuck
It's fun to blame Ron Johnson, but it's doubtful that anyone else could have saved the ailing... MORE
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Why Bitcoin is a Bubble
Currency is liquid. Bitcoins aren't. MORE
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"Tax Breaks for Corporate Jets": The Non-Issue at the Heart of the Presidential Agenda
It barely raises any money. It won't discourage people from buying corporate jets.... MORE
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There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch in Taxland
Should Google and Facebook employees pay taxes on all that free food? MORE
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Thatcher's Economic Legacy
Thatcher's radical transformation was necessary. But its work remains incomplete. MORE
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Why I'm Cutting Back on Red Meat
I've long been skeptical of the idea that hamburgers = death.... MORE
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To Strengthen Economies, Let Women Work
Money earned by women is more likely to be spent on family, especially daughters. MORE
