New York Times columnist Paul Krugman demonstrates this fact yet again. In short, Krugman believes that California's economy is bad -- and it's Bush's fault. Then Arnold "The Governator" Schwarzenegger concurs. Krugman says to himself: "I can't be agreeing with a Republican." Then Krugman comes out with a column saying California's economy is doing great. […]
Earlier this week I pointed out some thoughful responses to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's latest attack on the Bush administration. One of the things I linked to, but didn't highlight, at the time was Krugman's assertion that U.S. troops in Iraq were being issued only two 1.5 liter bottles of water a day. […]
I wasn't in the mood late last night to deal with Krugman's latest screed. When I read the article, the first thing that came to mind was: "Troops are complaining -- this is news?" I remember reading some of Stephen Ambrose's books and recalling that troops were complaining then. Krugman attempts to play the complaint […]
Don Luskin makes some calls on Krugman's sourcing and does taxes better than I. At most, Bush's tax cuts would reduce a 28% tax on $2000 to a 15% tax -- for a savings of $260, only about a third of the $725 savings in the example. My calculation was apparently more generous to Krugman […]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is far more of a cowboy than the man he regularly maligns, President George W. Bush. Demonstrating the Old West ideal of giving the accused a "fair trial followed by a public hanging," Krugman pronounces Bush guilty and therefore needs not bother with proving anything. Krugman's latest screed works […]
Well, you're not going to find it in the latest column by alleged economist Paul Krugman. On a day when there is a bonanza of good economic news, (stocks up; economic growth up; inventories down, jobless claims down) Krugman decides to focus on the financial mess in California. First Krugman puts in his two cents […]
There was this trucker who stopped at a diner somewhere in the Midwest. As he walked in the diner, some of the other truckers and a few locals sniffed the air and looked at him oddly. After he sat down and ordered, a couple of men came up to him and asked: "Are you a […]
Exhibit A: Cartoonist/Columnist Ted Rall. His latest "column" is entitled "Authoritarians Gone Wild." You can bet the video won't be nearly as entertaining as the other line of "Gone Wild" productions. He has canceled elections in Iraq. He will probably cancel them in Afghanistan. Will George W. Bush put the kibosh on elections in the […]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman complains that the Republican party is becoming the dominant party in American politics. In "Welcome to the Machine," Nicholas Confessore draws together stories usually reported in isolation — from the drive to privatize Medicare, to the pro-tax-cut fliers General Motors and Verizon recently included with the dividend checks mailed […]
There was a notable column posted last week over at TechCentralStation by James K. Glassman regarding the New York Times editorial page and its lack of gravitas. Like many, Glassman doesn't particularly care for wunderkind Paul Krugman: Look at the op-ed page of the Times itself. It deteriorated beyond recognition. Paul Krugman, once a respected […]