Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

But something else that matters is that in the 60s destructive urban riots were a real thing, and there really was a crime wave. Now, by contrast, it's all fantasy and conspiracy theories: antifa terrorists are imaginary, BLM demos have been overwhelmingly peaceful 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Actually, a further thought. There's been a lot of punditry on why Trump's attempt to be Richard Nixon isn't going well. And the nation has definitely changed a lot since 1968 — it's far more diverse and tolerant 1/ https://t.co/JpLLIRfCk2 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Meanwhile, I get emails from Ralph Reed. Despite everything, amazing to see the right all worked up about things that AREN'T HAPPENING https://t.co/21YkEIwKOz — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Not really surprised. But it is ominous. Mask-wearing has become part of a culture war that will probably end up killing more Americans than most of our real wars. — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

As of right now, the market has roared back from early losses, despite really bad virus news. Surprising? Not if you remember the dotcom era: bubbles typically take a while to die, as people keep trying to reinflate them https://t.co/ncN2GOw8Lu — PolitiTweet.org

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Uh oh. Now he’ll feel the need to tear gas someone, to prove his virility — PolitiTweet.org

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Wait until the antifa terrorists attack with their killer rabbits — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @digiphile: June 2020: @FoxNews runs faked news, producing digitally altered composite photos of Capitol Hill in Seattle: https://t.co/D… — PolitiTweet.org

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One more plug: sign up for my weekly briefings from the dining room table! https://t.co/svcuYWKriz — PolitiTweet.org

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Until, of course, fear of losing everything takes its place 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

What makes it possible? Partly there was an initial rally that made sense, driven by Fed intervention. Partly investors who aren't crazy lack all conviction: who knows what anything is worth in a time of Covid. So FOMO (fear of missing out) rules 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Good FT piece on the "retail bros" driving the stock market. It's like the dotcom bubble, only much, much stupider. I mean, buying Hertz makes far less sense than buying https://t.co/kSgzBa9E7Y. 1/ https://t.co/18VTGtR2rj — PolitiTweet.org

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So even if we don't have another spike like what happened in April, this is a disaster of the first magnitude 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Right now, the daily death toll is around 3X higher than on the worst day of the Tet offensive in the Vietnam War; twice as many Americans dead already as in the whole of that war, and we're on track to double that total 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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As a number of people have pointed out, talk of a "second wave" of Covid-19 misses the point that the first wave never ended; this biases conversation by making it seem as if staying at the current death rate would be OK. Is this projection acceptable? 1/ https://t.co/i0XJkIRP9u https://t.co/ZDxth3ZBq5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TimDuy: Over time, I have come to believe that the most basic troubling aspect about economics as a profession is that it attracts peop… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: Columnist @PaulKrugman is responding to readers who commented on his column, "Reactionaries Are Having a Bad Month." Read t… — PolitiTweet.org

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We should honor Jefferson Davis, but it's questionable whether Lincoln did good. Got it. — PolitiTweet.org

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Look, there's real information here. Everyone is wrong some of the time, but Kudlow is always wrong. This says 100% that there will be a second wave. — PolitiTweet.org

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What I thought was really remarkable about his recent statements is the way he boasts about how armed men were able to disperse unarmed demonstrators "like a knife cutting butter." How small and weak do you have to be to think that's impressive? 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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As I wrote in today's column, he's deeply reactionary — nothing bothers him more than seeing downtrodden groups speak up 2/ https://t.co/OGG79fL1dk — PolitiTweet.org

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I don't find it surprising that Trump leans into racism 1/ https://t.co/Iett8y6Yws — PolitiTweet.org

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Slightly disturbing: I went for a longish run in a New Jersey park this morning. I thought the protocol was clear: you don't have to wear a mask all the time when running, but you should put it on when passing other people. But not one person besides myself was doing that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Why does a guy from Queens have a soft spot for Braxton Bragg? https://t.co/Gi4KqkXmVv — PolitiTweet.org

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Bob Shiller taught us that an asset bubble is like a natural Ponzi scheme. That certainly looks true for the MAGAbubble of the past few weeks. Hertz now trying to cash in. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm doing weekly economics briefings from quarantine, with fabulous views of stairs and a wide variety of T-shirts. Also charts and, I hope, interesting discussion. Subscribe here https://t.co/svcuYWKriz — PolitiTweet.org

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America, the can’t do nation — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TBPInvictus: Mnuchin is (of course) wrong. We *could* shut down the economy again, but we won't. Doing so would be an admission that we… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Speculative question, in 2 senses: I wonder how many of the small investors who piled into stocks over the past few weeks, including those of firms going bankrupt, are Trump fans. Are we seeing the bursting of a MAGAbubble? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Live view of the stock market 1/ https://t.co/dZAG5nnhyY — PolitiTweet.org