Archive - Paul Krugman

America is Trapped in a Burning Tesla

Surprise! The madman stuff wasn’t an act

21 hrs ago •

Trump Hates Canada for its Decency

The president lacks basic decency, and loathes people who do

Mar 4 •

It’s Up to Europe Now

Can Europe rise to the occasion?

Mar 3 •

The Economics of Left-Behind Regions

There are doom loops everywhere you look

Mar 2 •

Musk In Your Computers: An Interview With Nathan Tankus

On risks to democracy nobody even thought about

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Chaos Is Bad for Business

Ignorance, megalomania and the economic future

Feb 28 •

Live with Nate Silver

A recording from Paul Krugman and Nate Silver's live video

Feb 27 •

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Cruel and Usual: Republicans Prepare to Gut Medicaid

And their own supporters will be among the biggest victims

Feb 27 •

Europe: Is the Force Awakening?

A potential superpower realizes that it can’t rely on America

Feb 26 •

Why AI Spending Reminds Jim Chanos of the Fracking Bubble

Some of what I learned from the market veteran

Feb 25 •

DOGE is the Theranos of Cost-Cutting

And other notes from the Chaos

Feb 24 •

Federal Debt: More Than You Want to Know

How it got so big and what should come next (but won't)

Feb 23 •

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