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==> I make a modest point about fracking and federalism. ==> Simon Lester thinks Krugman is up to no good on his post about protectionism, but I don’t really have a dog in that fight. BTW, my Krugman takedowns are still coming, I’m just digging myself out of a pile of stuff. ==> Consumers are […]

Krugman Bask

OK kids, I’m back on the job. In my absence (as I worked on a major deadline) my colleagues (1, 2, and 3) have picked up the slack, but now I’m back to keep Krugman’s toes to the fire. However, it would help if one of you could find a good example of Krugman walking […]

More on Krugman’s Tale of Two Economies

Sorry my teeming fans, I’m still bogged down with work. But I can’t resist drawing your attention to Krugman’s post today, entitled “Our Incredible Shrinking Government,” in which he said: Still, the report does highlight the role that shrinking government purchases of goods and services are playing in holding the economy back. And yes, I […]

Krugman: Government Spending Surged If It Helps My Case, Otherwise It’s a Dirty Right-Wing Myth

[UPDATE below.] I am really busy with work deadlines, so not much blogging for another two weeks or so. But in the meantime, I wanted to point something out, though I don’t have time to buttress my claims with links. Here is my observation: Paul Krugman will say that government spending has surged under Obama […]

Friday Night Magnanimity

I just posted this comment over at The Money Illusion: Scott, I don’t hope to convince you on this point, but for any innocent reader: I want to say for the record that Paul Krugman–my nemesis–has, since the late 1990s, consistently said that what Japan needs to do, to escape from the zero-bound liquidity trap, […]

Daniel Kuehn, Like Krugman, Has Advice to Improve Jon Stewart’s Show

I know a lot of you ask, “Bob, why do you waste so much time on a Keynes-friendly grad student?” But it’s my blog. Go do something “important” on your blog, if you like. Anyway, Daniel rushed to Krugman’s defense vis-a-vis Jon Stewart. The odd thing is, Daniel actually agrees with Stewart that the platinum […]

Jon Stewart Strikes Back at Krugman

This proves better than anything that Krugman can’t think two moves ahead. You don’t get huffy with Jon Stewart. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Now do you guys agree I have been right to love Jon Stewart lo these many years?

America’s Platinum Express

I have a question and a comment: ==> The “trillion dollar coin” thing is just because a billion is too little, and a quadrillion is too much, right? For example, there’s nothing to stop them from using this “option” but doing so by minting, say, 10 coins each with a face value of $100 billion? […]