SimoleonSense (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Introduction (Via Library Of Economics & Russ Roberts) Megan McArdle, who writes the blog Asymmetrical Information at The Atlantic, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about debt and the challenge of self-restraint. She discusses her recent Atlantic article on her experience at a Dave Ramsey personal finance seminar, how it affected her life, and the psychology [...]
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
MEGAN MCARDLE: “It’s pretty clear at this point that any health care reform which passes is going to have more voters against it than for it.” It’s as if the whole thing’s some sort of subtle Rovian trap. Oh, well, at least vast majorities support global-warming remedies, right? Uh, right?
Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Megan McArdle’s annual Holiday Gift Guide: Kitchen Edition is useful and entertaining as ever. I do most almost all the cooking in the family but I can get by with far fewer gadgets as most of my recipes involve large chunks of meat and some vegetables and/or starches. I’d add a decent iron skillet to the [...]
Cafe Hayek (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Blogger extraordinaire Megan McArdle is this week’s guest on EconTalk talking about her debt and how she is escaping out from under it. We also get into the Great Depression. Of course.
EconTalk (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
(December 7, 2009 06:30 AM) Megan McArdle , who writes the blog Asymmetrical Information at The Atlantic, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about debt and the challenge of self-restraint. She discusses her recent Atlantic article on her experience at a Dave Ramsey personal finance seminar, how it affected her life, and the psychology of self-restraint. The conversation concludes with...
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
MEGAN MCARDLE: Cautiously optimistic on today’s employment data. Well, so was I until I discovered that they were compiled by the University of East Anglia . . . On a more serious note, the latest chart of promises vs. results.
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
MEGAN MCARDLE: ClimateGate III: The Mystery Of The Missing Data.
Rethink (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Megan McArdle, “Will the Former Politicians Please Shut the Hell Up?” – I don’t agree with McArdle here about Cheney, but I certainly feel the way she does to a degree. His comments help people who are willing to throw any and every charge against the President until something sticks. Needless to say, those people [...]
The Right Coast (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Well, Ms. McArdle finally acknowledges that there is a scandal here. It took her some time, but I am glad she finally came around. She tries to figure out why she didn't see it at first, but excuses herself. Natural...
kevin drum (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Megan McArdle writes about why a WPA-style jobs program would be unlikely to work in 21st century America: My father was the head of a trade association for the heavy construction industry, and most of my closest relatives either work for the government, or have done so in the past. As you can imagine, over my lifetime I've had a lot of conversations about government procedure and government...
Kevin Drum - Mother Jones (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Megan McArdle writes about why a WPA-style jobs program would be unlikely to work in 21st century America: My father was the head of a trade association for the heavy construction industry, and most of my closest relatives either work for the government, or have done so in the past. As you can imagine, over my lifetime I've had a lot of conversations about government procedure and government...
Credit/Debt Recovery (Free subscription) | yesterday
The always excellent EconTalk podcast this week features Megan McArdle talking about debt. Definitely worth a listen. Of particular interest to me were McArdle's comments on bankruptcy at the 50 minute mark. She's also using Dave Ramsey's program to pay...
Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | yesterday
Megan McArdle just doesn't seem to get it, even though she explicitly states what the problem is. When voters think about the health care plan, they're not thinking public option + Medicare advantage cuts + etc. They're making a judgment...
Going to the Mat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Megan McArdle looks at the problem. One explanation might be risk aversion. If somebody has a 50/50 shot at winning $1 million or can take $500,000 for certain, what will he do? A risk neutral person would be indifferent. But most people's risk aversion will make them eager to take the sure thing. People are extremely risk averse when it comes to health care precisely because the stakes...
Signifying Nothing (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Megan McArdle, on today’s outburst of mass media bloviation on climate change: If fifty-four newspapers had wanted to make a serious statement about the environment that their readers were sure to pay attention to, they might have stopped printing and distributing their energy intensive product for a day.
