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Murphy Podcast Twin Spin

==> I don’t have time to outline it, but here’s Episode 77 of Contra Krugman. ==> I was on the Johnny Rocket Launchpad. Hilarity ensued.

Contra Krugman Ep. 76: With Special Guest Oren Cass

This is a special episode in two ways. First, we cover not one, but two, Krugman columns. But wait, there’s more. We also have special guest Oren Cass, of the Manhattan Institute, join in the fun. A breakdown of the highlights: 2:15 I shower Oren with love. 6:05 I start with my petty pushbacks against […]

Contra Krugman Ep. 75: Economic Growth

I don’t have time right now to outline this episode, so let me just post the link. One thing I’ll say: The episode revolves around Krugman saying that the Trump team’s forecast of 3 percent real GDP growth is absurd. I bring up the fact that Krugman confidently defended the Obama Administration’s economic growth forecasts […]

“If Ignorance Is Strength, How Strong Is Krugman?”

I picked the title this time for Contra Krugman (ep. 74), and I feel like Ralphie re-reading his essay on the Red Rider bb gun. In this episode we have some fun, remembering all the diplomatic gaffes and serious policy blunders (such as the rollout of ObamaCare) under the previous Administration. The point isn’t to […]

Latest Lara-Murphy Show and Contra Krugman

I can’t remember if I posted this already, but in ep. 34 of the LMS, we talk about the general economic prospects of a Trump Administration. In ep. 73 of Contra Krugman, Tom and I talk about tariffs and the wall. A quick highlight reel: 7:15 I suggest the layout of the show: We first […]

Contra Krugman Twin Spin

Because I was on the road when Episode 71 posted, I fell behind. So I’ll give the highlights of both Episode 71 and 72 in this post. Episode 71: On Trump Manufacturing His Own Reality When Things Get Worse 8:30 I explain that Krugman has to do a dance. Originally there was a depression under […]

Tom and I Assess the Obama Legacy

Tom and I break all the rules by deviating from Krugman’s column, and talk about the 8 Obama years. Not pretty. Special announcement: Defying all the bookmakers’ odds, we are hosting a 2017 Contra Cruise!

The Reason Contra Krugman Was Invented

As many of you know, on Monday the NYT published a Paul Krugman column titled “Deficits Matter Again.” That meant I was up till 2am assembling this blog post (which analyzed every Krugman column dealing with “deficits” or “borrow” in 2016), so that the next day Tom and I could be fully informed as we recorded […]