paul krugman

I Tend to Describe this as "Unwarranted Optimism"

The Shrill One (tm - Brad DeLong) as Optimist:The result, then, will be high unemployment leading into the 2010 elections, and corresponding Democratic losses. These losses will be worse because...

Will Krugman and Stiglitz get invited to the jobs summit?

President Obama recently announced he'll be holding a jobs summit in early December in order to get the best brains in economists and industry together to help figure out how to turn unemployment...

Krugman: Obama faces his own Anzio

Another great read by Paul Krugman. Obama's cautious approach to the economic crisis may lead the way for Democratic losses in 2010. Clearly the situation is better than it was a year ago though as...

Krugman on the politics of the public option -- and how it can prevent a backlash

I do wish someone at the White House (e.g. the President) would heed the advice of Paul Krugman every now and then. Today, he has an excellent post titled, Why the public option matters, which rebuts...

Krugman on Stiglitz and the exclusions of progressives from the Obama team

There is a larger point here, that Joe and I keep harping on. For some reason, the Obama White House, and even back when they were the Obama campaign, doesn't see much of a need for progressives. ...

Krugman: an unknown country

Some days I love the guy even more than others. Short and sweet:A correspondent writes in, denouncing my latest column, and says that if things go my way we’ll end up with the government providing...

Krugman: Reagan did it

Or at least, Reagan started the process that others - Democrats and Republicans - continued and extended. None of this could have been possible without the assistance of large numbers on both sides....

Krugman: Recovery years away

There's a big difference between the economy bottoming out and actual recovery or growth. The cheerleaders and some in Washington are flogging the big news about the bottom coming soon. Finding the...

I Agree with Hank Paulson, not Paul Krugman

Ken Houghton notes that no one has stolen my ID or shifted my sense of politics or the economy.Brad DeLong has been running excerpts from the February 2009 Vanity Fair "Oral History" of the Bush...

Hey Paul Krugman

Blah, blah, blah...on a good day.