http://www.thedailybeast.com/voxbox/asymmetrical-information.rss.xml 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 http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/how-the-irs-wrecked-your-pension.html Don't blame the fund managers, blame the tax code. business Thu, 09 May 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/how-the-irs-wrecked-your-pension.html Megan McArdle Business http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/too-much-information-how-product-labeling-killed-some-truly-righteous-weed.html Everyone favors greater transparency in markets. But surprisingly, sometimes it can backfire. business Wed, 08 May 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/too-much-information-how-product-labeling-killed-some-truly-righteous-weed.html Megan McArdle Business http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/get-ready-for-the-war-on-data.html If you can't win the political battle, change the facts on the ground Wed, 08 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/get-ready-for-the-war-on-data.html Megan McArdle http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/has-medical-innovation-slowed-down.html The good news is that health care costs aren't rocketing away like they used to. The bad news is that drug discovery has slowed down too. Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/has-medical-innovation-slowed-down.html Megan McArdle