Why does Trump want to debase the Fed? | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
This is classic Trump: When the going gets tough, he blames someone else. Everything would have been great, he insists, if the Fed hadn’t thwarted...
President Trump is trying to kill you | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The biggest death toll is likely to come from Trump’s agenda of deregulation — or maybe we should call it “deregulation,” because his administration is...
GOP cruelty is a pre-existing condition | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
So Republicans want to take away your health care. Democrats, on the other hand, want to make it better and cheaper — not just in...
A hack gets a key to the Fed | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The GOP has a preference for hucksters over experts, even partisan experts.
Don’t make health care a purity test | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Many people realize, I think, that we’re the only advanced country that doesn’t guarantee essential health care to its legal residents. My guess is that...
Engineers of Trump tax cut must be living in the Batcave | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The tax cut is a big fizzle — and even the White House is half-admitting as much.
Getting real about rural America | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Since the 1950s, while the U.S. population has doubled, the number of farmers has fallen by two-thirds. There are only around 50,000 coal miners. The...
From Tariff Man to Deficit Man | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Trump’s twin deficits tell us a lot about both the tweeter in chief and his party — namely, that they’re both dishonest and ignorant.
Tariffs have made America poorer | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
The Trump tariffs have raised consumer prices, rather than depressing foreign earnings, a recently published paper by leading economists concludes.