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Let’s talk about free speech after Pavel Durov’s indictment

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Megan Mcardle

Harris has an exotic plan to tax the rich. But it’s not enough.

Taxing unrealized capital gains is a desperation move. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office...

26.08.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Why Harris’s housing plan won’t work

Kamala Harris can’t count on adding 3 million houses to the market by 2028. Houses under construction in Brambleton, Va. (Andrew...

21.08.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

Why the disinformation brigade has utterly failed to weaken Trump

Too many efforts to weed out falsehoods have been marred by politics. A viewer watches Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump on X on...

16.08.2024 6

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Megan Mcardle

What will the Google antitrust ruling mean for search — and all of us?

Opinion What will the Google antitrust ruling mean for search — and all of us? Creating more competition could be good for everyone, including...

10.08.2024 6

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Megan Mcardle

When markets get scary, crypto proves its worthlessness

On Monday, bitcoin did the opposite of what it’s supposed to do. Coin renderings of cryptocurrencies bitcoin, dash, ethereum, ripple and...

08.08.2024 60

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Megan Mcardle

The perfect crime of 2024 happened on Tuesday

No one was harmed, and the suspect is in custody. What remains is the symbolism. Secret Service agents at the Republican National Convention...

02.08.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

J.D. Vance can’t go back in time — and neither can the rest of us

The days of America’s manufacturing boom are gone for good. Refrigerators are seen at a Lowe's outlet store in Miami in 2022. (Joe...

25.07.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

What’s to blame for the CrowdStrike mess? Our drive for efficiency.

Big tech companies can be more useful than many small ones — until something goes wrong. Travelers at Austin's international airport...

20.07.2024 40

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Megan Mcardle

Biden’s bad rent-control idea has no upside

Capping rents dampens an essential signal to developers to build more housing units. A "For Rent" sign outside a Sacramento apartment...

18.07.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

What does J.D. Vance mean for the future of the GOP?

Trump’s choice will reverberate in the party for years. J.D. Vance speaks at a press conference in New York on May 13. (Stefan Jeremiah/AP,...

16.07.2024 10

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Megan Mcardle

How the media sleepwalked into Biden’s debate disaster

There’s only one path that can prevent another failure. President Biden speaks to reporters at the White House on Feb 8. (Tom Brenner for...

11.07.2024 40

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Megan Mcardle

The 25th Amendment is the wrong way to deal with Biden’s decline

The Democratic Party has time to make a better choice. President Biden steps out of a Jeep Wrangler after a test drive in August 2021....

03.07.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

The crucial questions about gender care are not political or legal

We need to know whether treatments benefit most children who receive them. One patient's prescription testosterone supply in Thomasville, Ala....

02.07.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Slay the mortgage interest tax deduction! Now, while we can!

Let’s ditch this sop to the rich. (Gerry Broome/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment ...

21.06.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

Sony’s purchase of Alamo Drafthouse is a gift to moviegoers

The acquisition is one way to ensure a market remains for films best seen in theaters. A moviegoer waits inside an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in...

19.06.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Why congestion pricing — a great idea! — is doomed

If it can’t be done in New York City, it probably can’t be done anywhere else in America. Traffic from Brooklyn enters Manhattan over the...

12.06.2024 9

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Megan Mcardle

Don’t blame the Supreme Court for universities’ stunning reversal on DEI

Why exclusive schools are excluding inclusion. A gate at Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass. (iStock) Listen 5 min ...

10.06.2024 30

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Flags in Atkinson, Neb., wave for America — and for my father

The world is rich with the things he left behind. Megan McArdle and her father at her wedding in 2010. (Katie Carney) (Photo by Katie Carney) ...

05.06.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

The only real fix to Social Security’s problems? More babies.

14.05.2024 60

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Who loses in the ‘man or bear’ showdown? Women.

Lies, damned lies and arguments over a silly video. A female grizzly bear photographed by an automatic trail camera in northwestern Montana in...

09.05.2024 50

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Megan Mcardle

Democratic politicians aren’t looking for student protesters’ support

Protesters face off against security forces on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles early Wednesday. (David Swanson/Reuters) Listen 5 min ...

02.05.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

What happens when the professional class loses out to AI?

Will professionals displaced by AI find new jobs in health care? (iStock) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story ...

29.04.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Why campus protests against Israel probably won’t be effective

A demonstrator at the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University in New York on Wednesday. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) ...

25.04.2024 80

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Megan Mcardle

A better way to end road-closing protests

Pam Satterthwaite sits in her car as protesters block traffic along a highway in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/AP) ...

18.04.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

Trump can’t fix what bothers conservatives about the bureaucracy

Federal Reserve workers in 1957. (Library of Congress) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment ...

11.04.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

The economy is strong. Why are our national finances so weak?

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office expects the federal government will be awash in debt over the next 30 years. (Matt Slocum/AP) ...

08.04.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

What if the economy is as normal as it’s going to get?

Americans want the housing market to get back to what they think of as normal. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

03.04.2024 9

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Megan Mcardle

Boeing ejected its pilot again. Good luck with a soft landing.

28.03.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

Electric cars are the future. Why is the EPA pumping the brakes?

A BP Pulse Gigahub charging station in Houston on Wednesday. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

25.03.2024 30

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We’ll soon find out the true value of real estate agents

(Worawee Meepian/iStock) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your saved...

21.03.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Colleges are realizing they can’t ignore the truth, even if it hurts

A student looks for a seat before a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 22. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

18.03.2024 10

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Megan Mcardle

Congress can’t easily force ByteDance to sell TikTok

The TikTok app logo. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add...

13.03.2024 9

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Megan Mcardle

When treating transgender youth, how informed is informed consent?

A transgender American youth. (Rory Doyle for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story ...

08.03.2024 10

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Don’t blame shoplifting for Macy’s closing so many stores

Shoppers enter Macy's in San Francisco on Tuesday. The company announced plans to close 150 locations. (Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle/AP) ...

01.03.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Google’s AI exposes tech’s left-leaning biases

Google Gemini makes unrealistic assumptions about race and politics. (Omar Marques/Sipa USA/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

27.02.2024 40

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Megan Mcardle

States need to find the income-tax sweet spot

State legislatures struggle to set ideal income-tax rates. (Todd Richmond/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

21.02.2024 7

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Megan Mcardle

Attention, cord-cutters. The great rebundling is coming.

An ESPN camera operator works on the field during the National Football League's Pro Bowl on Feb. 4 in Orlando. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP) ...

11.02.2024 40

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Megan Mcardle

The good reason airlines don’t promise your family will sit together

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06.02.2024 10

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Megan Mcardle

Public policy isn’t a game, but policymakers can still learn from gamers

Like game designers, policymakers need to watch for "metas." (Ricardo Arduengo/ALSAC) Listen 6 min Share Comment on...

01.02.2024 10

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Megan Mcardle

Why haven’t Republicans unified to stop Trump? Because they can’t.

Former president Donald Trump and President Biden. (Matt Rourke/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story ...

29.01.2024 50

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Megan Mcardle

Capping overdraft fees could actually hurt poor families

The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House. (Mary Altaffer/AP) ...

24.01.2024 30

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Megan Mcardle

How far should we be willing to go to silence Nazis?

(Rafael Henrique/SIPA USA/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your saved...

22.01.2024 60

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Why was the SEC slow on bitcoin ETF? A hacked tweet tells the tale.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic) Listen 5 min ...

15.01.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Gentrification is a problem for cities — especially when it ends

A shattered convenience store window on H Street in D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share ...

11.01.2024 10

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Megan Mcardle

What happens when Harvard supporters act like Trump supporters

The John Harvard statue on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

05.01.2024 30

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In 2024, I resolve to hear more from the women who opened doors for us

It took some courage for a woman to force the all-male Cosmos Club to let her walk through the front door. (Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post) ...

02.01.2024 20

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Megan Mcardle

Having lost their flexibility, pro-lifers are losing their cause

Pro-life advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

27.12.2023 30

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Why scooters and e-bikes will soon be harder to find

Bird scooters are strewn on a street in Hollywood (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

27.12.2023 40

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Megan Mcardle

Most homeowners are both richer and poorer than they understand

A "sale pending" sign in front of a property in San Francisco in April. (Jeff Chiu/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...

19.12.2023 40

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Megan Mcardle

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