Australia shows us the road to hell | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
In a rational world, the burning of Australia would be a historic turning point. After all, it’s exactly the kind of catastrophe climate scientists long...
Big money and America’s lost decade | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
When candidates talk about the excessive influence of the wealthy, that subject also deserves serious discussion, not the cheap shots we’ve been seeing lately.
Why did President Trump wimp out on trade? | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Our rivals have learned not to fear us. Like the North Koreans, who flattered Trump but kept on building nukes.
America’s red-blue divide is a matter of life and death | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
“E pluribus unum” — out of many, one — is one of America’s traditional mottos. And you might think it would be reflected in reality....
The health-care two-step | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The lesson I take from the politics of Obamacare, however, is that successful health reform, even if incomplete, creates the preconditions for further reform.
Warren brings out the attack of the Wall Street snowflakes | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
There is growing evidence that when the financial sector gets too big it actually acts as a drag on the economy — and America is...
Debt, doomsayers and double standards | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The problem is the selectivity of deficit hysteria, which somehow kicks in only when a Democrat is president or progressives propose spending that would make...