Paul Krugman

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The first major decision from the Trump-packed court — and, naturally, it will kill people 1/ https://t.co/9K8hNxqhkp — PolitiTweet.org

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And this very spirit of rational inquiry is the reason someone like Malthus, who basically tried to apply a simple mathematical model to human history, became possible. That is, the forces that produced Malthus also proved him wrong about the future 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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For what allowed us to break out of the Malthusian trap? Ultimately, I'd argue, it was the spirit of rational inquiry, which led to scientific and technological progress 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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But basically Malthus had a profound insight that was almost completely right about the past — but, ironically, wrong about the future. Was he just unlucky? I don't think so 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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There were probably interludes when this wasn't true — the economy of ancient Rome may have temporarily broken out of the Malthusian trap, with productivity rising along with population 3/ https://t.co/paIuSINxss — PolitiTweet.org

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Roser points out and documents something I've often said, but with much less data: Malthus was right! That is, until roughly a century before he wrote, the pressure of population on land always drove living standards to the edge of subsistence 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And now for something almost completely different: Max Roser has a beautiful post about the Black Death. And no, that's not a contradiction 1/ https://t.co/Ufi946W9B5 — PolitiTweet.org

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I was thinking about Pickett's Charge jokes. But while the Confederate cause was evil, they were individually brave. Only one of these things is true of the Trumpists — PolitiTweet.org

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Maybe Western economists who were so critical of Japan circa 2000, myself included, should go to Tokyo and apologize to the emperor. Not that they did great; but we did much worse 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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When you look at Japanese growth numbers, you need to take demographics into account; GDP per working-age adult has held up fine over the long run 4/ https://t.co/xoSqhW5riJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Which indeed we did. And here's the thing: we handled those problems worse, turning to fiscal austerity much too soon and experiencing mass unemployment in a way the Japanese never did 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Back in the 90s some of us looked at Japan and worried that the rest of us could experience similar problems 2/ https://t.co/ZEILV7tmbT — PolitiTweet.org

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I missed this, from Adam Posen, about how we should stop thinking of Japan as a cautionary tale and learn lessons from its successes. Completely agree 1/ https://t.co/kIkH4d1JeI — PolitiTweet.org

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I knew someone who would write YHTMAAAIYP on students' papers: "you have too many acronyms and abbreviations in your paper" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sabotage, pure and simple — PolitiTweet.org

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Things I don't understand: SD's death rate is now 71% of NY's at its peak. How can there not be a huge backlash against the see-no-viral-evil governor? https://t.co/XVr2VVQeRv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JanetGornick: Janet Yellen! It's my pleasure to recall an excellent event at the @GC_CUNY - Janet Yellen in conversation with Paul Krug… — PolitiTweet.org

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via @NYTOpinion https://t.co/3NTWVsgPIg — PolitiTweet.org

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Christmas in November. Yes, there is a sanity clause — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh, and I thought I would bring back this tidbit from the past 3/ https://t.co/hdE2BOomE3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Something I wrote a few years back about both her seriousness and her intellectual honesty. Really looking forward to the Biden era 2/ https://t.co/qzs9lh8agw — PolitiTweet.org

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Janet Yellen for Treasury! Fantastic news. Not just someone with vast experience and a terrific track record, but a deep thinker too. One of the people who kept realistic, useful macroeconomics alive through some intellectual dark times. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The good news is that things may look up in the 2nd half when we get widespread vaccination 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In fact, it's more or less standard practice to attribute performance in an administration's first year to its predecessor's policies. All the more so if a Republican Senate obstructs everything Biden tries to do 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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If the economy weakens in the next few months, which seems very likely, expect a chorus of Republicans blaming Biden. So let's be clear: this is all on Trump, who failed to do his job on the pandemic 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chrislhayes: Everything people are describing (correctly) as utterly insane about the Trump campaign’s electoral fraud nonsense is equa… — PolitiTweet.org

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So what's happening? Trump is golfing while he tries to steal the election, while many of his supporters are denouncing efforts to save lives as tyranny 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Healthcare workers, who have done so much to try and save us, are doing their best under extreme stress. But things are nearing a breaking point 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Does anyone remember why we were originally urged to "bend the curve" on the coronavirus? The immediate fear was that deaths would surge, not just because of infections, but bc hospitals would be overloaded. And guess what's happening now? 1/ https://t.co/4yxK00PHTJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Laurie_Garrett: I said we'd reach 2,000 deaths/day & 200,000 cases/dy by Thanksgiving. And you said I was a scare-monger. Well, here we… — PolitiTweet.org