Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And economic reopening may not be in Trump's hands, anyway 2/ https://t.co/dR0VjgvdCk — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Smells like desperation. The Trump team's whole political strategy has centered on getting people to forget about Covid-19 and getting the economy roaring, without any strategy for actually controlling the pandemic 1/ https://t.co/t5aIdGlGg5 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

It's reassuring that our military doesn't want to be used politically. It's deeply scary that we need that reassurance https://t.co/w9yh6gMJXh — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Maybe those warnings have gained some strength over the past week. But this looks mainly like a Wile E. Coyote moment: exuberant investors looked down, realized that there was nothing supporting their euphoria, and down we went 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

It seems to have been driven by small investors who tuned out all the warnings that the coronavirus was by no means under control, that we'd face a severe fiscal shock when emergency aid expired and local governments hit the wall 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Fwiw, I thought the market surge from late March to mid- April made a fair bit of sense. We almost had a financial meltdown in March, but the Fed contained it, so a rebound from those lows was reasonable. But the more recent runup was different 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

It's really hard to point to real news driving the market plunge today. Yes, Covid-19 cases are rising in many states; the Fed thinks the econ outlook is still dire; the Trump admin inspires no confidence; a lot of stock buying looks bonkers. But we knew all that 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Latest briefing, "The case for W," is now up. We're going to start charging a bit for future episodes (and access to the whole previous series). Get economic insight and a time-lapse on my ever-longer quarantine hair! https://t.co/v4kgwZbjuz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GaryLegum: On Juneteenth, Trump's going to hold a rally in a city that is the site of probably the largest incidence of white-on-black… — PolitiTweet.org

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Also find myself thinking of Maine Republicans objecting to a song about heroism at Gettysburg because it was "unfair to the South" 3/ https://t.co/7VqwH4xFBs — PolitiTweet.org

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Bragg at Chattanooga 2/ https://t.co/aikkYPEF6p — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BCAppelbaum: The reason not to memorialize Braxton Bragg is that he was a traitor who tried to kill as many Americans as possible. Th… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Not, obviously, the important thing, but as a Civil War nerd it seems odd to say that Braxton Bragg, spectacularly defeated at Chattanooga, and John Bell Hood, loser at Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville, embody a history of Winning and Victory. — PolitiTweet.org

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One really under-appreciated thing about Pelosi: she's has a truly wicked sense of humor — PolitiTweet.org

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New frontiers in ... something. https://t.co/uFJqou0jdq — PolitiTweet.org

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Counterpoint 2/ https://t.co/9ogOGZpN7G — PolitiTweet.org

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Point 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Would you be OK with a woman who said she hates all men editing the AER? A black man who said all whites should be shot editing the QJE? A self-proclaimed neo-Nazi passing judgment on submissions from Jewish economists? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Indeed. Free speech means you have the right to say whatever you want. It doesn't mean that your expressed opinions have no bearing on whether you should be editing a flagship journal, especially if they raise doubts about your objectivity. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And suddenly they find themselves on the wrong side of history, and can't handle it. Anyone think Trump will solve this with a speech written by Stephen Miller? 2/ https://t.co/hzofZLkLwI — PolitiTweet.org

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I've spent practically my whole adult life listening to pundits tell liberals that they should focus on bread-and-butter issues and stay away from identity politics. But the GOP is the party that really does identity politics — white identity politics 1/ https://t.co/NqfdmWsghr — PolitiTweet.org

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If a movie had a villain like William Barr, critics would accuse it of being too heavy-handed. I mean, a jowly guy with a perpetual smirk who lies about everything and was a bully in high school? Come on, real life isn't that simple. Oh, wait https://t.co/qmdLl4SjZ9 — PolitiTweet.org

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And it's not just Arizona 3/ https://t.co/5LH2ftqDOl — PolitiTweet.org

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As I said, we've failed the marshmallow test, proving ourselves unable to show patience. And when I say "we" I actually mean Republicans ... 2/ https://t.co/u0bxfIbK1o — PolitiTweet.org

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Andy Slavitt on Arizona, which seems to be confirming all our fears: premature reopening leading to a surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations. 1/ https://t.co/rMJRH68EV1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: One way to think about the Covid-19 pandemic is that it poses a kind of marshmallow test for society. America is failing th… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Editor of the Journal of Political Economy, a powerful gatekeeper in the profession. And yet another privileged white man who evidently can't control his urge to belittle the concerns of those less fortunate. — PolitiTweet.org

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And small investors have been piling into stocks of companies that are ... already bankrupt, or clearly about to go under. Giving irrational exuberance a bad name https://t.co/0ACdSuZZfM — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I agree with Kelton about deficits not being a problem. But I get that from perfectly conventional macroeconomics, not MMT. What does MMT contribute here? https://t.co/1rrWDG0Dz1 — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Are Trump and his circle cynical and evil, or are they deranged? Yes. https://t.co/5v1tpAXTT8 — PolitiTweet.org