Tom McGinty
@mcgint.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal Reporter. Sorry for punctuating.
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I remember taking a trip to Pittsburgh in 2014 (long after the days when it was a US Airways hub), and the terminal was an absolute ghost town. I'd never seen an airport that empty. I guess traffic has rebounded enough to justify the investment?
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I remember taking a trip to Pittsburgh in 2014 (long after the days when it was a US Airways hub), and the terminal was an absolute ghost town. I'd never seen an airport that empty. I guess traffic has rebounded enough to justify the investment?
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The phrase "another host" suggests a potential multitude of hosts. If, on the other hand, we could establish that Capehart was the sole co-host of Daniels, we'd need an "only" comma, per Dreyer's English.
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The phrase "another host" suggests a potential multitude of hosts. If, on the other hand, we could establish that Capehart was the sole co-host of Daniels, we'd need an "only" comma, per Dreyer's English.
I'm surprised that precise measurements could possibly go back that far. How did they measure back then?
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm surprised that precise measurements could possibly go back that far. How did they measure back then?
What is the source of your zip code-level registration data?
June 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What is the source of your zip code-level registration data?
I admire your commitment to the bit. On the only scale that counts, I give it a T+10.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I admire your commitment to the bit. On the only scale that counts, I give it a T+10.
*Wouldn't have been a pangram, but still.
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
*Wouldn't have been a pangram, but still.
Yes, your Signal phone number can be hidden now.
March 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Yes, your Signal phone number can be hidden now.
Good story. Investigators talk about the swiss cheese theory of aviation catastrophes. Several holes in the various layers of protection and redundancy suddenly line up, leading to disaster.
One thing: The hed should be home in, not hone in.
One thing: The hed should be home in, not hone in.
February 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Good story. Investigators talk about the swiss cheese theory of aviation catastrophes. Several holes in the various layers of protection and redundancy suddenly line up, leading to disaster.
One thing: The hed should be home in, not hone in.
One thing: The hed should be home in, not hone in.
Are there any transit stats filtering out yet? LIRR, NJT, Metro North, subway, PATH? YOY might be problematic, due to recent back-to-office mandates.
Aside: I don't know how well my ride—the LIRR—can track ridership, given that they often fail to check tickets on crowded rush-hour trains.
Aside: I don't know how well my ride—the LIRR—can track ridership, given that they often fail to check tickets on crowded rush-hour trains.
January 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Are there any transit stats filtering out yet? LIRR, NJT, Metro North, subway, PATH? YOY might be problematic, due to recent back-to-office mandates.
Aside: I don't know how well my ride—the LIRR—can track ridership, given that they often fail to check tickets on crowded rush-hour trains.
Aside: I don't know how well my ride—the LIRR—can track ridership, given that they often fail to check tickets on crowded rush-hour trains.
My WSJ colleagues and I did a ton of work on this issue in 2024. (Krugman's post links to our work, too.)
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How Health Insurers Racked Up Billions in Extra Payments From Medicare Advantage
The Wall Street Journal’s yearlong investigation into Medicare’s private insurers relied on exclusive access to billions of records of Medicare services.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My WSJ colleagues and I did a ton of work on this issue in 2024. (Krugman's post links to our work, too.)
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Or bail hearings. I sat through many as a reporter in Trenton, and it was like watching an assembly line, where many of the defendants rolling down the conveyor belt had no idea what was going on.
Also, there are few things more electric than the reading of a verdict in a criminal trial.
Also, there are few things more electric than the reading of a verdict in a criminal trial.
January 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Or bail hearings. I sat through many as a reporter in Trenton, and it was like watching an assembly line, where many of the defendants rolling down the conveyor belt had no idea what was going on.
Also, there are few things more electric than the reading of a verdict in a criminal trial.
Also, there are few things more electric than the reading of a verdict in a criminal trial.
I make no warranties or representations about the Acquired take--I was just mentioning it.
December 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I make no warranties or representations about the Acquired take--I was just mentioning it.
I just finished listening to the Acquired podcast's two-part Microsoft series, and they come away with a much more nuanced view of Ballmer's tenure.
December 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I just finished listening to the Acquired podcast's two-part Microsoft series, and they come away with a much more nuanced view of Ballmer's tenure.
Agree on Christmas Wrapping.
December 21, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Agree on Christmas Wrapping.
food have grown tired
December 8, 2024 at 8:51 PM
food have grown tired