Megan McArdleMegan McArdle is a Washington Post columnist and the author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143126369/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thewaspos09-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143126369&linkId=81f062af99d4715d7ed5ca96b18dc573">The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success</a>."https://www.washingtonpost.comThu, 12 Sep 2024 10:34:08 +00001hourly1How to lift people out of poverty without just giving them cashhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 09 Sep 2024 13:56:40 +0000Solutions to lifting people out of poverty are more challenging, less politically popular than giving checksHow to lift people out of poverty without just giving them cashhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/09/poverty-debt-solutions/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/09/poverty-debt-solutions/Megan McArdleMon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:04 +0000Solutions to lifting people out of poverty are more challenging, less politically popular than giving checksCash alone proves inadequate to solve the problems of the poorhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 03 Sep 2024 12:36:48 +0000A blow to the just-give-people-money theory of how to address poverty. Cash alone proves inadequate to solve the problems of the poorhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/03/poverty-debt-relief-cash-research/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/03/poverty-debt-relief-cash-research/Megan McArdleTue, 03 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000A blow to the just-give-people-money theory of how to address poverty. Let’s talk about free speech after Pavel Durov’s indictment https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 29 Aug 2024 12:35:17 +0000We have been wrestling with the problems posed by services like Telegram for years.Let’s talk about free speech after Pavel Durov’s indictment https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/29/telegram-pavel-durov-free-speech/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/29/telegram-pavel-durov-free-speech/Megan McArdleThu, 29 Aug 2024 11:15:17 +0000We have been wrestling with the problems posed by services like Telegram for years.Harris has an exotic plan to tax the rich. But it’s not enough. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 26 Aug 2024 14:13:34 +0000Taxing unrealized capital gains is a desperation move.Harris has an exotic plan to tax the rich. But it’s not enough. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/26/kamala-harris-capital-gains-tax/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/26/kamala-harris-capital-gains-tax/Megan McArdleMon, 26 Aug 2024 10:45:53 +0000Taxing unrealized capital gains is a desperation move.Why Harris’s housing plan won’t workhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 20 Aug 2024 19:39:13 +0000Kamala Harris can’t count on adding 3 million houses to the market by 2028.Why Harris’s housing plan won’t workhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/20/kamala-harris-housing-plan-obstacles-construction/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/20/kamala-harris-housing-plan-obstacles-construction/Megan McArdleTue, 20 Aug 2024 19:34:56 +0000Kamala Harris can’t count on adding 3 million houses to the market by 2028.Why the disinformation brigade has utterly failed to weaken Trumphttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 15 Aug 2024 13:24:43 +0000Too many efforts to weed out falsehoods have been marred by politics. Why the disinformation brigade has utterly failed to weaken Trumphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/trump-fact-checking-truth-falsehood/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/trump-fact-checking-truth-falsehood/Megan McArdleThu, 15 Aug 2024 10:45:12 +0000Too many efforts to weed out falsehoods have been marred by politics. What will the Google antitrust ruling mean for search — and all of us?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMolly Roberts, Catherine Rampell, Megan McArdle, Bina VenkataramanFri, 09 Aug 2024 13:41:30 +0000Creating more competition could be good for consumers, other tech companies and even Google itself.What will the Google antitrust ruling mean for search — and all of us?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/09/google-antitrust-ruling-competition-benefit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/09/google-antitrust-ruling-competition-benefit/Molly Roberts, Catherine Rampell, Megan McArdle, Bina VenkataramanFri, 09 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000Creating more competition could be good for consumers, other tech companies and even Google itself.When markets get scary, crypto proves its worthlessnesshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 08 Aug 2024 13:23:51 +0000The recent market meltdown found cryptocurrencies doing the opposite of what they were supposed to do.When markets get scary, crypto proves its worthlessnesshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/08/crypto-volatility-haven-monday-market-prices/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/08/crypto-volatility-haven-monday-market-prices/Megan McArdleThu, 08 Aug 2024 11:30:21 +0000The recent market meltdown found cryptocurrencies doing the opposite of what they were supposed to do.The perfect crime of 2024 happened on Tuesdayhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 02 Aug 2024 14:55:06 +0000No one was harmed, and the suspect is in custody. What remains is the symbolism.The perfect crime of 2024 happened on Tuesdayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/02/harris-secret-service-vandalism-crime-disorder/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/02/harris-secret-service-vandalism-crime-disorder/Megan McArdleFri, 02 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000No one was harmed, and the suspect is in custody. What remains is the symbolism.J.D. Vance can’t go back in time — and neither can the rest of ushttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 25 Jul 2024 14:52:22 +0000The days of America’s manufacturing boom are gone for good.J.D. Vance can’t go back in time — and neither can the rest of ushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/25/vance-economics-politics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/25/vance-economics-politics/Megan McArdleThu, 25 Jul 2024 11:15:21 +0000The days of America’s manufacturing boom are gone for good.What’s to blame for the CrowdStrike mess? Our drive for efficiency.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 19 Jul 2024 23:32:51 +0000Big tech companies can be more useful than many small ones — until something goes wrong.What’s to blame for the CrowdStrike mess? Our drive for efficiency.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/19/crowdstrike-outage-big-tech-efficiency/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/19/crowdstrike-outage-big-tech-efficiency/Megan McArdleFri, 19 Jul 2024 22:10:11 +0000Big tech companies can be more useful than many small ones — until something goes wrong.Biden’s bad rent-control idea has no upsidehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 18 Jul 2024 15:23:50 +0000Capping rents dampens an essential signal to developers to build more housing units.Biden’s bad rent-control idea has no upsidehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/18/biden-rent-control-bad-idea/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/18/biden-rent-control-bad-idea/Megan McArdleThu, 18 Jul 2024 15:18:55 +0000Capping rents dampens an essential signal to developers to build more housing units.What does J.D. Vance mean for the future of the GOP? https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 16 Jul 2024 14:10:09 +0000Trump’s choice will reverberate in the party for years.What does J.D. Vance mean for the future of the GOP? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/15/jd-vance-trump-vp-rnc/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/15/jd-vance-trump-vp-rnc/Megan McArdleMon, 15 Jul 2024 23:07:53 +0000Trump’s choice will reverberate in the party for years.How the media sleepwalked into Biden’s debate disasterhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 11 Jul 2024 13:44:11 +0000There’s only one path that can prevent another failure.How the media sleepwalked into Biden’s debate disasterhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/media-coverage-biden-conspiracy-failure/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/media-coverage-biden-conspiracy-failure/Megan McArdleThu, 11 Jul 2024 13:39:02 +0000There’s only one path that can prevent another failure.The 25th Amendment is the wrong way to deal with Biden’s declinehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 03 Jul 2024 11:36:46 +0000The Democratic Party has time to make a better choice.The 25th Amendment is the wrong way to deal with Biden’s declinehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/03/25th-amendment-biden-democrats/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/03/25th-amendment-biden-democrats/Megan McArdleWed, 03 Jul 2024 10:15:00 +0000The Democratic Party has time to make a better choice.The crucial questions about gender care are not political or legalhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 02 Jul 2024 13:57:51 +0000We need to know whether treatments benefit most children who receive them.The crucial questions about gender care are not political or legalhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/02/transgender-medicine-scientific-legal-political-children/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/02/transgender-medicine-scientific-legal-political-children/Megan McArdleTue, 02 Jul 2024 11:15:42 +0000We need to know whether treatments benefit most children who receive them.What any economist will tell you (but no realtor will)https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 21 Jun 2024 15:18:21 +0000Let’s ditch this sop to the rich.What any economist will tell you (but no real estate agent will)https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/21/kill-mortgage-interest-deduction/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/21/kill-mortgage-interest-deduction/Megan McArdleFri, 21 Jun 2024 10:30:45 +0000Let’s ditch this sop to the rich.Sony’s purchase of Alamo Drafthouse is a gift to moviegoershttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 19 Jun 2024 17:07:22 +0000The acquisition is one way to ensure that a market remains for films best seen in theaters.Sony’s purchase of Alamo Drafthouse is a gift to moviegoershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/19/sony-alamo-drafthouse-movies-streaming/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/19/sony-alamo-drafthouse-movies-streaming/Megan McArdleWed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:01 +0000The acquisition is one way to ensure that a market remains for films best seen in theaters.Why congestion pricing — a great idea! — is doomedhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 12 Jun 2024 12:54:17 +0000If it can’t be done in Manhattan, it probably can’t be done anywhere else in America.People hate traffic. They also hate this great idea to clear it.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/12/congestion-pricing-great-idea-people-hate/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/12/congestion-pricing-great-idea-people-hate/Megan McArdleWed, 12 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000If it can’t be done in Manhattan, it probably can’t be done anywhere else in America.Don’t blame the Supreme Court for universities’ stunning reversal on DEIhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 10 Jun 2024 13:34:21 +0000Why exclusive schools are excluding inclusion.Don’t blame the Supreme Court for universities’ stunning reversal on DEIhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/10/dei-colleges-reputation-diversity-harvard/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/10/dei-colleges-reputation-diversity-harvard/Megan McArdleMon, 10 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000Why exclusive schools are excluding inclusion.Flags in Atkinson, Neb., wave for America — and for my fatherhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 05 Jun 2024 14:06:17 +0000The world is rich with the things he left behind.Flags in Atkinson, Neb., wave for America — and for my fatherhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/05/father-generosity-september-11/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/05/father-generosity-september-11/Megan McArdleWed, 05 Jun 2024 10:15:44 +0000The world is rich with the things he left behind.The only real fix to Social Security’s problems? More babies.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 14 May 2024 12:52:21 +0000Without enough new workers to support us, we can’t all spend decades in retirement. Women are having fewer babies. That’s bad news for retirees.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/14/social-security-fix-birthrates/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/14/social-security-fix-birthrates/Megan McArdleTue, 14 May 2024 11:15:49 +0000Without enough new workers to support us, we can’t all spend decades in retirement. Who loses in the ‘man or bear’ showdown? Women.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 09 May 2024 13:36:07 +0000This viral TikTok video has generated lies and poor arguments all thanks to a silly question.Who loses in the ‘man or bear’ showdown? Women.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/09/man-bear-question-hurts-women/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/09/man-bear-question-hurts-women/Megan McArdleThu, 09 May 2024 12:15:53 +0000This viral TikTok video has generated lies and poor arguments all thanks to a silly question.Democratic politicians aren’t looking for student protesters’ supporthttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 02 May 2024 13:53:03 +0000To push their cause successfully, the demonstrators should reconsider their tactics.Democratic politicians aren’t looking for student protesters’ supporthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/02/student-protesters-politics-democrats-tactics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/02/student-protesters-politics-democrats-tactics/Megan McArdleThu, 02 May 2024 11:30:41 +0000To push their cause successfully, the demonstrators should reconsider their tactics.What happens when the professional class loses out to AI?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 29 Apr 2024 13:09:22 +0000We might soon see a revolt of educated people who are losing ground to AI, similar to the revolt that led the working class to embrace protectionism and Trump. AI is coming for the professional class. Expect outrage — and fear.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/29/ai-professional-class-low-skill-jobs/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/29/ai-professional-class-low-skill-jobs/Megan McArdleMon, 29 Apr 2024 10:45:11 +0000We might soon see a revolt of educated people who are losing ground to AI, similar to the revolt that led the working class to embrace protectionism and Trump. Why campus protests against Israel probably won’t be effectivehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:47 +0000Students protesting against Israel at Columbia and elsewhere probably aren’t persuading the average American voter.Why campus protests against Israel probably won’t be effectivehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/25/campus-protests-columbia-divestment-voters/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/25/campus-protests-columbia-divestment-voters/Megan McArdleThu, 25 Apr 2024 11:30:00 +0000Students protesting against Israel at Columbia and elsewhere probably aren’t persuading the average American voter.A better way to end road-closing protestshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 18 Apr 2024 14:05:10 +0000In too may places, the costs of disruptive protests are borne by the people stuck in traffic, and not by the ones blocking the roads.A better way to end road-closing protestshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/18/protests-disruption-traffic/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/18/protests-disruption-traffic/Megan McArdleThu, 18 Apr 2024 10:45:00 +0000In too may places, the costs of disruptive protests are borne by the people stuck in traffic, and not by the ones blocking the roads.Trump can’t fix what bothers conservatives about the bureaucracyhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 11 Apr 2024 13:41:16 +0000Republicans who want a better bureaucracy, or even just a smaller one, need to get more interested in governance.Trump can’t fix what bothers conservatives about the bureaucracyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/11/federal-bureaucracy-republicans-trump/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/11/federal-bureaucracy-republicans-trump/Megan McArdleThu, 11 Apr 2024 10:30:38 +0000Republicans who want a better bureaucracy, or even just a smaller one, need to get more interested in governance.The economy is strong. Why are our national finances so weak?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 08 Apr 2024 19:12:49 +0000If this is the best Americans can do to manage the federal debt in the best of times, then when things get bad, the future will be much worse.The economy is strong. Why are our national finances so weak?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/08/us-budget-debt-trouble/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/08/us-budget-debt-trouble/Megan McArdleMon, 08 Apr 2024 10:45:57 +0000If this is the best Americans can do to manage the federal debt in the best of times, then when things get bad, the future will be much worse.What if the economy is as normal as it’s going to get?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 03 Apr 2024 14:41:19 +0000Americans really, really hate inflation. But they also hate high interest rates that are meant to bring it down.What if the economy is as normal as it’s going to get?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/03/inflation-interest-rates-normal-economy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/03/inflation-interest-rates-normal-economy/Megan McArdleWed, 03 Apr 2024 11:00:19 +0000Americans really, really hate inflation. But they also hate high interest rates that are meant to bring it down.Boeing ejected its pilot again. Good luck with a soft landing. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 28 Mar 2024 20:40:38 +0000The company’s headwinds tell a larger story about corporate behemoths.Boeing ejected its pilot again. Good luck with a soft landing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/28/boeing-ceo-accidents-causes-737-planes/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/28/boeing-ceo-accidents-causes-737-planes/Megan McArdleThu, 28 Mar 2024 20:29:17 +0000The company’s headwinds tell a larger story about corporate behemoths.EVs are coming, ready or not! Three columnists on Biden’s mandate.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/28/impromptu-ev-mandate-biden/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/28/impromptu-ev-mandate-biden/Charles Lane, Catherine Rampell, Megan McArdleThu, 28 Mar 2024 14:46:53 +0000On the latest episode of “Impromptu”: Are Americans ready for an EV revolution? And do we even really want it?Electric cars are the future. Why is the EPA pumping the brakes?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 25 Mar 2024 15:08:02 +0000New emissions rules threaten to throw the transition to EVs into reverse. The best way to get everyone into electric cars? Hint: It’s not a mandate.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/25/biden-slowing-electric-car-epa/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/25/biden-slowing-electric-car-epa/Megan McArdleMon, 25 Mar 2024 10:30:18 +0000New emissions rules threaten to throw the transition to EVs into reverse. We’ll soon find out the true value of real estate agentshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 21 Mar 2024 16:53:34 +0000The value of real estate brokerage services has been dropping for more than a century. Only the price has remained high.We’ll soon find out the true value of real estate agentshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/21/real-estate-agent-value-dropping/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/21/real-estate-agent-value-dropping/Megan McArdleThu, 21 Mar 2024 16:46:05 +0000The value of real estate brokerage services has been dropping for more than a century. Only the price has remained high.Colleges are realizing they can’t ignore the truth, even if it hurtshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 18 Mar 2024 12:52:44 +0000Standardized tests are not a measurement of innate human value, but they do measure things that matter.Colleges are realizing they can’t ignore the truth, even if it hurtshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/18/sat-score-requirement-ut-data/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/18/sat-score-requirement-ut-data/Megan McArdleMon, 18 Mar 2024 11:15:33 +0000Standardized tests are not a measurement of innate human value, but they do measure things that matter.Congress can’t easily force ByteDance to sell TikTokhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 13 Mar 2024 12:47:37 +0000Bureaucratic hurdles and First Amendment concerns might save the popular Chinese-owned app from a potential sale.Congress can’t easily force ByteDance to sell TikTokhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/12/tiktok-bytedance-congress-shut-down-china/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/12/tiktok-bytedance-congress-shut-down-china/Megan McArdleWed, 13 Mar 2024 00:07:47 +0000Bureaucratic hurdles and First Amendment concerns might save the popular Chinese-owned app from a potential sale.When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 08 Mar 2024 13:04:29 +0000A new report on transgender medical care reveals caring people trying to do things right and a medical culture operating without adequate guardrails. When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/08/transgender-medicine-report-evidence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/08/transgender-medicine-report-evidence/Megan McArdleFri, 08 Mar 2024 12:45:45 +0000A new report on transgender medical care reveals caring people trying to do things right and a medical culture operating without adequate guardrails. Don’t blame shoplifting for Macy’s closing so many storeshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 01 Mar 2024 14:15:59 +0000Technological forces created department stores — and are now killing them.Shoplifting is bad. But store closures tell a different story.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/01/macys-closure-shoplifting-department-store/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/01/macys-closure-shoplifting-department-store/Megan McArdleFri, 01 Mar 2024 14:02:07 +0000Technological forces created department stores — and are now killing them.Google’s AI exposes tech’s left-leaning biaseshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 27 Feb 2024 13:54:28 +0000Gemini’s prejudices demand a rewrite of the implicit rules by which large swaths of tech, education and media appear to have been governed.Female popes? Google’s amusing AI bias underscores a serious problem.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/27/google-gemini-bias-race-politics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/27/google-gemini-bias-race-politics/Megan McArdleTue, 27 Feb 2024 11:30:54 +0000Gemini’s prejudices demand a rewrite of the implicit rules by which large swaths of tech, education and media appear to have been governed.States need to find the income-tax sweet spothttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 21 Feb 2024 13:36:28 +0000How much is too much, taxation-wise? The answer might be different for every state.It’s getting harder for states to find the income-tax sweet spothttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/21/state-income-tax-too-high-limit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/21/state-income-tax-too-high-limit/Megan McArdleWed, 21 Feb 2024 11:00:53 +0000How much is too much, taxation-wise? The answer might be different for every state.Attention, cord-cutters. The great rebundling is coming.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 12 Feb 2024 14:16:58 +0000The Great Unbundling is finished. Now, we’re all going to bundle up against the cold, hard logic of the market.Attention, cord-cutters. The great rebundling is coming.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/11/tv-cable-streaming-bundling-sports/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/11/tv-cable-streaming-bundling-sports/Megan McArdleSun, 11 Feb 2024 12:00:19 +0000The Great Unbundling is finished. Now, we’re all going to bundle up against the cold, hard logic of the market.The good reason airlines don’t promise your family will sit togetherhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 06 Feb 2024 18:34:25 +0000If airlines couldn’t charge passengers for better services, they wouldn’t offer any ultra-low budget fares.The good reason airlines don’t promise your family will sit togetherhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/06/airlines-junk-fees-profitability-families-bags/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/06/airlines-junk-fees-profitability-families-bags/Megan McArdleTue, 06 Feb 2024 17:45:31 +0000If airlines couldn’t charge passengers for better services, they wouldn’t offer any ultra-low budget fares.How to stop criminals when they behave like online gamershttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 01 Feb 2024 15:01:26 +0000It’s important to be prepared to change the rules of any game until overexploited tricks no longer work.A lesson on crime policy from game designers: Change the ruleshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/01/policymaking-games-meta-shoplifting-swatting-asylum/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/01/policymaking-games-meta-shoplifting-swatting-asylum/Megan McArdleThu, 01 Feb 2024 14:55:28 +0000It’s important to be prepared to change the rules of any game so that overexploited tricks no longer work.Why haven’t Republicans unified to stop Trump? Because they can’t.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 29 Jan 2024 14:36:26 +0000The GOP is stuck with Trump because it has been unable to overcome the forces arrayed against collective action. Why haven’t Republicans unified to stop Trump? Because they can’t.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/29/republican-party-disunity-technology-congress-politics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/29/republican-party-disunity-technology-congress-politics/Megan McArdleMon, 29 Jan 2024 11:15:57 +0000The GOP is stuck with Trump because it has been unable to overcome the forces arrayed against collective action. Capping overdraft fees could actually hurt poor familieshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 24 Jan 2024 14:15:25 +0000Low-income Americans on the fringes of the banking system might have the most to lose from a proposed federal cap on overdraft fees.Capping overdraft fees could actually hurt poor familieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/24/cap-overdraft-fees-hurt-poor-families/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/24/cap-overdraft-fees-hurt-poor-families/Megan McArdleWed, 24 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000Low-income Americans on the fringes of the banking system might have the most to lose from a proposed federal cap on overdraft fees.How far should we be willing to go to silence Nazis? https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 22 Jan 2024 14:42:43 +0000I presume some Nazis use my cellphone provider, one of the country’s largest. In protest, should I stop paying my phone bill? How far should we be willing to go to silence Nazis? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/29/nazis-substack-censorship/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/29/nazis-substack-censorship/Megan McArdleMon, 22 Jan 2024 13:10:25 +0000I presume some Nazis use my cellphone provider, one of the country’s largest. In protest, should I stop paying my phone bill? Why was the SEC slow on bitcoin ETF? A hacked tweet tells the tale.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleMon, 15 Jan 2024 15:25:22 +0000Last week’s hack of the SEC’s X account tells you almost all you need to know about the conundrums besetting modern government regulators.Why was the SEC slow on bitcoin ETF? A hacked tweet tells the tale.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/15/sec-bitcoin-etfs-x-tweet-hack-government-technology/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/15/sec-bitcoin-etfs-x-tweet-hack-government-technology/Megan McArdleMon, 15 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000Last week’s hack of the SEC’s X account tells you almost all you need to know about the conundrums besetting modern government regulators.Gentrification is a problem for cities — especially when it endshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleThu, 11 Jan 2024 14:44:39 +0000Rising crime is one of the unwelcome things that happen when a headlong rush into urban real estate suddenly stops.Gentrification is a problem for cities — especially when it endshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/11/gentrification-crime-cities-washington-dc-new-york-city/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/11/gentrification-crime-cities-washington-dc-new-york-city/Megan McArdleThu, 11 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000Rising crime is one of the unwelcome things that happen when a headlong rush into urban real estate suddenly stops.What happens when Harvard supporters act like Trump supportershttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleFri, 05 Jan 2024 14:13:40 +0000Academia should have learned something from the bad example the GOP set when it circled the wagons around Trump.What happens when Harvard supporters act like Trump supportershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/04/harvard-claudine-gay-trump-plagiarism-politics-example/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/04/harvard-claudine-gay-trump-plagiarism-politics-example/Megan McArdleThu, 04 Jan 2024 21:39:00 +0000Academia should have learned something from the bad example the GOP set when it circled the wagons around Trump.We’re gradually losing that amazing generation of women who went first https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleTue, 02 Jan 2024 15:22:36 +0000We’re gradually losing that amazing generation of women who went first — like Sandra Day O’Connor and my Aunt Cathy.We’re gradually losing that amazing generation of women who went first https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/women-generation-trailblazers-2024/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/women-generation-trailblazers-2024/Megan McArdleTue, 02 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000We’re gradually losing that amazing generation of women who went first — like Sandra Day O’Connor and my Aunt Cathy.Having lost their flexibility, pro-lifers are losing their causehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMegan McArdleWed, 27 Dec 2023 14:42:59 +0000Pro-lifers have become obsessed with ensuring that no doctor ever performs a single unnecessary abortion.