Tag Archives: Paul Krugman

Today’s great sentence, from Paul Krugman

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Naomi

Paul Krugman is about the only person who can get me to understand macro-economics. If that’s what it’s called nowadays. You know, gigantic-scale things involving gigantic amounts of money. Today he takes on the new Biden tax proposal and a … Continue reading →

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The uncivil war in Wall Street: an amusing juxtaposition

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Naomi

For those of you who don’t get the New York Times in hard copy, or who don’t read it because you read another major newspaper… Today’s op-ed pages offer a really kind of funny sort of debate between Paul Krugman, … Continue reading →

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Howard Schultz: Avatar of the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Naomi

Last Sunday I visited my sister and brother-in-law in New Jersey. Rob (my bro-in-law) asked me if I’d been following all things Trump. “It’s just about all I do,” I told him. What else is life right now? Later, while … Continue reading →

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