Tag Archives: Paul Krugman
The uncivil war in Wall Street: an amusing juxtaposition
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
Posted in 2020 presidential campaign, Politics, Strictly for bitter laughter, The Facts of Life
Tagged James Bennet, Paul Krugman, Steven Rattner, Wall Street
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Howard Schultz: Avatar of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
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
Posted in Consumer boycott, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trump Stuff
Tagged avatar, Dunning-Kruger Effect, hazelnut coffee, Howard Schultz, Paul Krugman, Porto Rico Coffee, Starbucks, Trump
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Let’s get even deeper into “libertarianism”
I was delighted with Paul Krugman’s column on “libertarianism.” That is, the Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy. That is, what Nancy MacLean’s terrific historical perspective, “Democracy in Chains,” digs into. The Big Lie. Krugman’s column came just as I … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged " Mont Pelerin Society, Betsy DeVos, Brown v Board of Education, charter schools, Democracy in Chains, for-profit virtual charter schools, Koch Bros final solution to democracy, libertarianism, Nancy MacLean, North Carolina public schools, Paul Krugman
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