Tag Archives: Paul Krugman

Joe Scarborough Is Out Of His Depth

Posted on February 24, 2013 at 6:26 pm by Mr. Brink

After Paul Krugman appeared on Morning Joe a couple weeks ago and schooled everyone at the table on the absurdity of imposing intellectually-violent austerity on the American economy and social safety net– just to save the national debt immediately! immediately! … Continue reading →
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Sorry, Rand Paul, the President Has Reduced the Size of Government

Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:03 am by Bob Cesca

Rand Paul tried to get away with the “Obama has grown the size of government” lie on national television, with Paul Krugman seated across the table from him. Smart! PAUL: The thing I don’t understand is that your arguing that … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 13, 2012 at 5:35 pm by JM Ashby

[W]hat the whole Beltway media crowd has done – is to slot Ryan into a role someone is supposed to be playing in their political play, that of the thoughtful, serious conservative wonk. In reality, Ryan is nothing like that; … Continue reading →

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Reagan the Keynesian

Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:42 am by Bob Cesca

Paul Krugman is right on the mark with this: “If you actually look at the actual track record of government spending, government employment, Reagan is the Keynesian and Obama — mostly because of political constraints, although a little bit of … Continue reading →

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Is Obama the Least Liberal Dem President?

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm by Bob Cesca

Not a chance in hell. I have serious problems with this study by Keith Poole and taken at face value by Paul Krugman indicating that President Obama is the least liberal Democratic president in nearly a century. For the sake … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 17, 2011 at 12:12 pm by Bob Cesca

“Modern conservatism is actually a deeply radical movement, one that is hostile to the kind of society we’ve had for the past three generations — that is, a society that, acting through the government, tries to mitigate some of the … Continue reading →

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The Ghost of 1937

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 7:08 am by Bob Cesca

It continues to haunt the economy, thanks to the austerity of the Republicans. Paul Krugman: Between Friday’s US job report and today’s economic news from the rest of the world, it’s hard to avoid the sense that things are going … Continue reading →

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Corporate America’s Pile Of Cash

Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Paul Krugman on the idea of a “Tax Holiday” during which corporations can repatriate the cash piling up inside their overseas tax-dodging havens. So, what’s wrong with this, aside from the fact that any short-term gain in revenue will be … Continue reading →

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Krugman and the Disillusioned Left

Posted on April 28, 2011 at 9:01 am by Bob Cesca

This item about angry progressives by Andrew Leonard is a must-read. Chez Pazienza reacts with a spot-on contrast between progressive icons Paul Krugman and Glenn Greenwald. One of my favorite things about Krugman is that, agree with his politics or … Continue reading →

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George Will Thinks Trains are Socialist

Posted on April 4, 2011 at 12:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Krugman, in a brilliant post, quotes Will’s views on trains: …the real reason for progressives’ passion for trains is their goal of diminishing Americans’ individualism in order to make them more amenable to collectivism. And now Paul Krugman provides… the … Continue reading →

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