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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Thoughts on Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke, and a 73% top tax rate

Michael R. Strain | June 5, 2013, 3:33 pm

On his New York Times blog, Paul Krugman claims that “Ben Bernanke endorses a 73 percent tax rate.” “OK, he didn’t actually say that in so many words,” Professor Krugman allows. “But if you follow through on the logic of … read more >

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Pethokoukis, Economics, U.S. Economy

Are we all Keynesians now — again?

James Pethokoukis | April 29, 2013, 9:41 am

Liberal thinkers, Paul Krugman most notably, realize that advanced economies are unlikely to undertake the massive fiscal stimulus they favor. That war is probably lost. But with a major policy victory out of reach, they are taking some comfort in … read more >

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Is Paul Krugman seriously not going to give Thatcherism credit for the UK turnaround?

James Pethokoukis | April 9, 2013, 8:54 am

What a strange column on Thatcherism by Paul Krugman. 1) Krugman acknowledges that 1970s Britain was a country with “huge economic problems.” 2) Krugman also acknowledges that there was a “huge turnaround.” 3) But Krugman is hesitant to credit Margaret … read more >

Paul Krugman's Strange Ireland Prediction

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Jon Stewart vs. Paul Krugman on the $1 trillion coin

Marc Thiessen | January 15, 2013, 12:45 pm

In the Washington Post this week, I noted that if the president could really create a trillion dollars out of thin air simply by minting a magic coin, why would he stop at one? He could mint 17 and eliminate … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Is raising the retirement age really regressive?

Andrew Biggs | December 4, 2012, 10:27 am

In his (most recent) piece on class warfare, Paul Krugman writes: Consider, as a prime example, the push to raise the retirement age, the age of eligibility for Medicare, or both. This is only reasonable, we’re told — after all, … read more >

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Economics, Entitlements

Paul Krugman has criticized ‘A Nation of Takers’—but has he read it?

Nicholas Eberstadt | November 26, 2012, 2:46 pm

The political commentariat these days can be divided into two classes: Those who will attack a study before they’ve read it, and those who don’t. One would usually assume that a tenured professor at Princeton University and a Nobel Prize … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending

4 reasons why we can’t bring back the 91% tax rate

James Pethokoukis | November 19, 2012, 2:01 pm

Paul Krugman wants to go back to the future: America in the 1950s made the rich pay their fair share; it gave workers the power to bargain for decent wages and benefits; yet contrary to right-wing propaganda then and now, … read more >

Economics, Pethokoukis

Paul Krugman is wrong about the Fed and wrong about the impact of a Romney election

James Pethokoukis | October 22, 2012, 2:28 pm

Econ pundit Paul Krugman asks the question, “Why has the slump been so protracted?” He fully embraces the Reinhart-Rogoff analysis, which he summarizes thusly: Why is recovery from a financial crisis slow? Financial crises are preceded by credit bubbles; when those … read more >