Yesterday I was on the Takeaway talking about long-term unemployment. As you can tell, at 6:49 am, I was less than my usual perky and coherent self. In case you also weren't really awake at 6:49 am, here it is.
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Megan McArdle is a columnist at Bloomberg View and a former senior editor at The Atlantic. Her new book is The Up Side of Down.