I thought the Atlantic hired an economics reporter, not a gossip columnist for a business college newspaper. Megan McArdle finally posts today, about a political pissing contest and meaningless controversy. She does not discuss 2010 loan recasts, soaring foreclosure, tightening credit, Bernanke, hearings, state and city budget crises, rising debt ceiling, the blurring line between government and corporate intelligence and spying, and the national budget. McArdle better watch out, she
can be replaced by someone who will work harder for less. It's the free market way.
I think it was on FMM where someone pointed out that the quality of her work is irrelevant. Her job is to muddy the waters.
ReplyDelete"The article in question is incredibly poorly written--short on details, and cryptic in its explanations."
ReplyDeleteShe actually wrote that sentence without a hint of irony.
Heh, that was my favorite part.
ReplyDeleteYes, she does a good job of confusing everyone. I guess using logic would just make her job harder.
Clarity would make her job harder, since as blivet points out the object is to obfuscate.
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And yet her manipulations are so clear--she has all the subtlety of a 15 year old trying to talk you into letting them do something dangerous/expensive/immoral.
ReplyDeleteAhh, Susan, I don't know how you handle this beat. Once a month or six weeks or so is all I can take. My hat is off to you.
ReplyDeleteHeh, it helps that I can laugh at it.
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