Paul KrugmanVerified account

@paulkrugman

Nobel laureate. Op-Ed columnist, . Author, “The Return of Depression Economics,” “The Great Unraveling,” “The Age of Diminished Expectations” + more.

New York City
Joined October 2008

Tweets

You blocked @paulkrugman

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @paulkrugman

  1. Meanwhile, an idle question: how much effect will it have, not just on our nation's reputation, but to the psychology of ordinary Americans, to realize that such a horrible, disgusting human being could become president -- and command unified support from his party? 2/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  2. I'm actually making a point of reading as little Mueller news as possible -- I have no expertise and no idea how it will turn out. But you do get a feeling that things are getting a bit scary for the Very Stable Genius 1/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  3. Weird stuff: a good-faith debate among informed people about macroeconomics

    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    1. Dems adopt Romney's healthcare plan in bid for compromise 2. Republicans spit on the offer and relentlessly sabotage the plan 3. Democrats give up on compromise and embrace Medicare-for-All 4. Republicans: "A-ha! Single-payer was your plan all along!"

    Show this thread
    Undo
  5. And yes, to the extent that it might matter, most people aren't seeing the economic growth anyway 3/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  6. D wave in 2006 and R wave in 2014 both took place despite job growth as good as or better than we're seeing now. In midterms, it's not the economy, stupid 2/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  7. Still reading lots of articles speculating on why the economy isn't helping the GOP more. But as poli sci ppl know, it never seems to matter much in midterms. Here's % growth in jobs to November versus change in House seats held by the WH party 1/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  8. Undo
  9. Undo
  10. Sep 13

    It was precisely the people and schools most dedicated to microeconomic foundations who led us into a dark age of macroeconomics, resurrecting ancient fallacies as reasons to pursue bad policies 2/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  11. Sep 13

    I beg to differ from Larry Summers here, although I agree with his broad thrust. It wasn't so much that microfoundations provided no help in explaining or resolving the recession; they were an active hindrance 1/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  12. Sep 13
    Undo
  13. Sep 13
    Show this thread
    Undo
  14. Sep 13

    The inability of centrists to acknowledge conservative bad faith remains remarkable 1/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  15. Sep 13

    You keep thinking Trump's vileness and dishonesty has lost its power to shock, then he takes it to a new level

    Undo
  16. Sep 13

    "big"

    Show this thread
    Undo
  17. Sep 13

    Why oh why aren't working-class voters bis supporters of the Trump tax cut?

    Show this thread
    Undo
  18. Sep 12

    Banks got rescued, but then policymakers turned their backs on workers

    Undo
  19. Sep 12

    I sometimes see journalists saying that their big error was failing to understand white working-class grievance. But if you ask me, their biggest sin has been failure to understand the GOP's complete bad faith and cynicism 5/

    Show this thread
    Undo
  20. Sep 12
    Show this thread
    Undo

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·