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Paul Krugman: To understand why economists usually downplay the
Paul Krugman: To understand why economists usually downplay the economic role of presidents, [consider] the recession and recovery of the 1980s. On th...

Paul Krugman: This [reduced health spending] is a really big deal,
Paul Krugman: This [reduced health spending] is a really big deal, in at least three ways: [1] our supposed fiscal crisis has been postponed, perhaps...

Paul Krugman: In 1998, Harvard’s N. Gregory Mankiw, a
Paul Krugman: In 1998, Harvard’s N. Gregory Mankiw, a [Republican] G.W. Bush Economic Adviser, wrote about the damage done by “charlatans and cran...

Paul Krugman: This [is] all about politics and ideology, not
Paul Krugman: This [is] all about politics and ideology, not analysis. It’s worth pointing out just how completely ideology has trumped evidence in ...

Paul Krugman: Given this grim [unemployment] reality — plus very
Paul Krugman: Given this grim [unemployment] reality — plus very low inflation — you have to wonder why the Fed is talking at all about reducing i...

Paul Krugman: Economist W. Arthur Lewis argued that countries in
Paul Krugman: Economist W. Arthur Lewis argued that countries in the early stages of economic development typically have a small modern sector alongs...

NYTimes: Majority leader Harry Reid was pushed to act by the
NYTimes: Majority leader Harry Reid was pushed to act by the Republicans’ refusal to allow any appointments to the United States Court of Appeals fo...

Paul Krugman: For more than three years some of us have fought the
Paul Krugman: For more than three years some of us have fought the policy elite’s damaging obsession with budget deficits. That fight seems largely ...

Slate: Entrepreneurs and investors like me actually dont create
Slate: Entrepreneurs and investors like me actually dont create the jobs—not sustainable ones, anyway. To suggest that we alone are responsible for ...

Paul Krugman: Is it just cruelty? [No], the war on the unemployed
Paul Krugman: Is it just cruelty? [No], the war on the unemployed isn’t motivated solely by cruelty; rather, it’s a case of meanspiritedness conv...