Viewpoint: Employers Rejecting Marijuana Users Will Pay a Price July 28, 2017 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View In Youngstown, Ohio, the employment problem is not a shortage of jobs. Nor is it a shortage of workers. The...
Why Regulation Is Good for Driverless Cars January 21, 2016 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View You don’t often hear a libertarian praising a federal regulator when it starts offering “guidance” and “coordination” for some innovative...
How Ruling That Drivers Are Employees Upends Uber Business Model June 19, 2015 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View If you’re a freelance writer who occasionally sells articles to a website, are you actually an employee? If you live...
Insurers Tracking Fitness: Too Accurate for Comfort? April 9, 2015 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View Someday soon, Big Brother may be watching you. Only his name will be “John Hancock.” The insurer is rolling out...
Insurance Can’t Protect Libertarian’s Dream of Unlimited Liability: McArdle April 6, 2014 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View If you run in libertarian circles, you hear a lot about lawsuits. It’s the obvious recourse for anyone who wants...
Technology, Not Presidents, Drives Healthcare Costs September 23, 2013 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View Last week I attended Brookings Papers on Economic Activity to watch some of the smartest economists in America debate some...