Megan McArdle

Washington, D.C.

Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own. Email me: Megan.McArdle -at- https://t.co/0v35DOybb0 Buy my book, The Up Side of Down https://t.co/awicv1MdkX

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Opinion | How one meeting in 2020 and a GOP senator helped create this RFK Jr. wreck - The Washington Post

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Megan McArdle

Liberal ideology and Republican politics laid groundwork for RFK’s remaking of the CDC’s vaccine panel
WeightWatchers’ big problem - hunger

3 weeks ago | keysnews.com | Megan McArdle

For decades, if you were of low and mercenary character, there was no better business than the weight-loss industry. Many people with extra poundage will pay almost any price to slim down to a healthy and socially acceptable weight. And since none of the remedies worked for very long, the weight always returned, along with the customers. WeightWatchers was one of the most credible players in a generally discreditable space. Its regime was sensible, healthy and designed to fit into everyday life.
If Trump’s health declines, the GOP should take its own medicine

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Megan McArdle

If Trump’s health declines, the GOP should take its own medicine (washingtonpost.com) If Trump’s health declines, the GOP should take its own medicine By Megan McArdle 2025052710300000 When I decided to write a column on Joe Biden's cognitive decline and the many people who covered for him, I anticipated pushback from my more liberal readers. As you can see from comments on that column, they delivered, in the thousands. Wasn't Biden a great president?
The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching

1 month ago | record-bee.com | Megan McArdle

By Megan McArdleThose who colluded in the cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline are eager to put it behind them. The election is over, so why dwell on the past? Why not focus on more immediate problems, such as President Donald Trump’s continuing offenses against the civic order? You can’t blame them for hoping, I suppose. But we can’t simply ignore such a shocking institutional failure.
The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Megan McArdle

Those who colluded in the cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline are eager to put it behind them. The election is over, so why dwell on the past? Why not focus on more immediate problems, such as President Trump’s continuing offenses against the civic order? You can’t blame them for hoping, I suppose. But we can’t simply ignore such a shocking institutional failure.
The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Megan McArdle

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The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Megan McArdle

The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching (washingtonpost.com) The Biden cover-up demands deep soul-searching By Megan McArdle 2025052017522200 Those who colluded in the cover-up of Joe Biden's cognitive decline are eager to put it behind them. The election is over, so why dwell on the past? Why not focus on more immediate problems, such as President Donald Trump's continuing offenses against the civic order? You can't blame them for hoping, I suppose.
How AI is depriving students of basic human skills

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Molly Roberts |Monica Hesse |Megan McArdle

How AI is depriving students of basic human skills (washingtonpost.com) How AI is depriving students of basic human skills By Molly Roberts; Monica Hesse; Megan McArdle 2025051912000400 The debate over how to use AI in schools — and what constitutes cheating — may seem like a replay of previous debates that occurred when technology disrupted education. But AI feels different.
WeightWatchers’ big problem? Ignoring the real reason people overeat.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Megan McArdle

WeightWatchers’ big problem? Ignoring the real reason people overeat. (washingtonpost.com) WeightWatchers’ big problem? Ignoring the real reason people overeat. By Megan McArdle 2025051617153600 For decades, if you were of low and mercenary character, there was no better business than the weight-loss industry. Many people with extra poundage will pay almost any price to slim down to a healthy and socially acceptable weight.
Don’t be fooled. This is the calm before the AI storm.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Megan McArdle

Don’t be fooled. This is the calm before the AI storm. (washingtonpost.com) Don’t be fooled. This is the calm before the AI storm. By Megan McArdle 2025051510002600 In September 1939, Europe entered a strange historical period known as the phony war that lasted until the following spring. Having guaranteed Poland's independence, Britain and France declared war when Germany invaded. But then nothing much occurred for months other than some naval skirmishes.