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Annie Lowrey

Annie Lowrey is a reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times. She previously worked for...

Sep 26, 2023 • World Bank

Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most

How much of your life do you spend waiting, either in line, on the phone or while filling out govern...

Aug 31, 2026 • WWNO

My excellent Conversation with Annie Lowrey

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Annie Lowrey’s new book, T...

Sep 16, 2026 • Marginal Revolution

More than 90,000 governments are stealing your time with absurd forms and rules — even Estonia works better

In 2001, writer Jeff Miller walked into a Massachusetts DMV to transfer his driver’s license and w...

Aug 18, 2026 • MSN

The AI bubble is going to pop, and it could be really bad

Annie Lowrey wrote an excellent article in The Atlantic explaining how the AI bubble is no ordinary ...

Jul 22, 2026 • dailykos

Making Friends With a Hacker

One Saturday morning, Annie Lowrey woke up to a half-dozen email alerts telling her someone had hija...

Jun 05, 2015 • KCRW

The Hidden Cost of America's Bureaucracy

In her new book The Time Tax, Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey examines how paperwork, delays and ...

Sep 08, 2026 • MarketScreener

'Taking from the poor to give to the rich': Reporter breaks down Trump's budget bill

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Atlantic's Annie Lowrey jo...

Jul 02, 2025 • Yahoo

How Welfare Became a ‘Tool of Humiliation’

Accessing public benefits often requires navigating a burdensome amount of paperwork and bureaucracy...

Aug 25, 2026 • The New York Times

Why Does the Government Keep Wasting Our Time?

The demise of Direct File is a good example of what the Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey calls a t...

Aug 24, 2026 • The New York Times