How the West Is strangling Putin’s economy | Paul Krugman
Russia’s trade surplus is a sign of weakness, not strength. Its economy is being crippled by a cutoff of imports.
Inflation, interest and the housing shortage | Paul Krugman
We need higher interest rates to bring inflation down. But higher rates will “work” largely by depressing housing construction, which was already too low.
GOP, party of plutocrats | Paul Krugman
As Republicans have become full-on anti-democratic, why have they remained the enemy of any policy that might help its many working-class supporters?
Trade and peace: The great illusion | Paul Krugman
Autocrats may believe that financial exposure to their regimes will make democracies afraid to stand up for their values. We need to prove them wrong.
U.S. economy is running too hot | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
It pains me to say that we can’t safely let the economy keep running this hot.
America’s economy in the European mirror | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Recovering from the pandemic was always going to be tough, and Vladimir Putin has made it tougher. But we’re actually doing relatively OK.
Another dictator is having a bad year | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
China, like Russia, is now giving us an object lesson in the usefulness of having an open society, where strongmen don’t get to invent their...
Can Germany break up with Russian gas? | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Putin seems to be in the process of achieving something remarkable: reminding the world’s democracies what they stand for.
China won’t rescue Putin | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
While China itself isn’t joining in the sanctions, it is deeply integrated into the world economy.
Laundered money could be Putin’s Achilles’ heel | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The West is levying financial sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. How effective can such sanctions be?