Don't Panic: Megan McArdle Is Here!

Never again will I have to bluff my way through an economics post. Megan McArdle, an economist, writer, blogger and public intellectual, has joined our stable of Atlantic voices. And her office is right next to mine, so she will have to live with my astonishingly asinine queries, like "Explain the China currency debate to me again?"

Here's an excerpt from her first post:

Having a nasty market contraction does not mean that your economy automatically goes down the tubes. It particularly does not mean this in a large, diversified, fully developed economy such as ours.

Learn more: http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/

Comments

I don't think she's actually an economist, just an economics writer/journalist. An "economist" has to get an advanced degree involving a specialization in some hyper-focussed abstract topic irrelevant to anything that one would write about for the public. An MBA doesn't count, it's too useful.

Posted by Alex F | August 20, 2007 8:38 PM

Excuse me, but why does telling everyone not to panic constitute profound wisdom? Is there anyone in the whole country who is in a panic? We go through this sort of thing about every five years, after all. I used to read Megan's old blog from time to time and I was not overwhelmed.

Posted by Alan Vanneman | August 20, 2007 10:04 PM

An MBA doesn't count, it's too useful.

Yeah, you learn how to golf *and* drink.

Posted by Gabriel | August 20, 2007 10:33 PM

After reading this, I'm sure the Atlantic is very proud of their new hire.

Maybe the editors can cajole Ms. Rand, Jr. to expand on that piece and let the world know how much old, sick people are to blame for their condition. Maybe throw in a little of that "final solution" stuff her kind is so fond of.

Posted by dave™© | August 21, 2007 1:09 AM