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Bethany McLean

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Journalist. Mother of teenage girls who make merciless fun of anything else I say, so I will say nothing else.
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Is China Going to Control Your Medicine?

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By Bethany McLean Verified
| The Free Press Verified
Is China Going to Control Your Medicine? Bethany McLean reports on China’s rapid rise as a force in the global pharmaceutical industry. (Illustration by The Free Press) Most people believe China just makes cheap, copycat drugs. But many biotech insiders know better. China’s rapid rise as an industry force has the earmarks of its takeovers of other U.S. industries. It was in 2024 that Patrick Malone had what he calls his “oh, shit” moment.
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It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What's Up With SpaceX?

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By Bethany McLean Verified
| GV Wire Verified
The recent initial public offering for SpaceX was the biggest stock sale the world has ever seen, with shares priced as if life on Mars were a sure thing. The company’s debt, on the other hand, is priced as if it were junk. Is this what F. Scott Fitzgerald meant when, nearly a century ago, he wrote, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function”?
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It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What Is Going on With SpaceX? Original

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By Bethany McLean Verified
| The New York Times Verified
It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What Is Going on With SpaceX? July 9, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET Credit...Illustration by The New York Times Ms. McLean is a financial journalist and the co-author of “The Smartest Guys in the Room.” The recent initial public offering for SpaceX was the biggest stock sale the world has ever seen, with shares priced as if life on Mars were a sure thing. The company’s debt, on the other hand, is priced as if it were junk. Is this what F.
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