Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I claim no insight into the disaster in Afghanistan, or what we could/should have done differently. I do, however, read a lot of history, and it so happens that I recently reread this book: 1/ https://t.co/8W5vdLGR8e — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Remember how Republicans denounced government regulation of private business? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ThePlumLineGS: Awful: The Texas Supreme Court has upheld Greg Abbott's ban on local officials from protecting kids with mask mandates.… — PolitiTweet.org

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But we betrayed a lot of people in the way we left. I could and would argue that we'd be seeing the same scenes if Trump were still in the WH; but Biden should have done better 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This war was probably lost way back in 2002, when Bush diverted resources and attention to Iraq, if it was ever winnable at all. Maybe it wasn't. And the U.S. public wasn't willing to support a forever war 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Not my department, thank God. But I am of course following the Afghanistan disaster — and am ashamed about America's failure to provide a way out for Afghans who trusted us 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Both Republicans and degrowthers insist that there's a tight link between economic growth and emissions. But consider the UK, where per capita CO2 is back to the levels of the 50s — the *1850s* https://t.co/nPdj4TWCv3 — PolitiTweet.org

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The party of personal responsibility strikes agin https://t.co/vxqbxCZHYh https://t.co/BwCz6BTvGe — PolitiTweet.org

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So if you weren't aware, I actually put out 2 letters: quirky on Tuesday, wonky on Friday. You can subscribe to all this here: 3/ https://t.co/tNxiLrNPSa — PolitiTweet.org

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By the way, when they told me about this it was news to me that my newsletters had ever been available to non-subscribers. And as I understand it, both will now also appear onsite 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The Times introducing a bunch more newsletters, while making existing ones, including mine, subscriber-only — which is OK, because you should subscribe! 1/ https://t.co/NRANozhHE0 — PolitiTweet.org

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In which I somehow link Greek philosophy and core inflation https://t.co/JmoPYFRuQh — PolitiTweet.org

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Don’t buy the arguments against investment https://t.co/0j0aCMo5WW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @daveweigel: Refusing to ever get the vaccine is about as popular as "defund the police," but compare coverage of that movement to the a… — PolitiTweet.org

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There's an incredible political pathology here. Either that, or DeSantis is getting secret payments from Covid-19. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @charlie_savage: George F. Will has long been an "uncertainty" style climate change denialist--it's just alarmist flimflam liberals push… — PolitiTweet.org

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The thing is, it looks as if DeSantis, Abbott etc have even gotten on the wrong side of the politics. But they can't back down without in effect admitting lethal culpability 4/ https://t.co/1fNraMDKI8 — PolitiTweet.org

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And yes, it's about politics and policies 3/ https://t.co/ouRSfBY8jJ — PolitiTweet.org

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I mean, imagine facing this situation and doubling down on attempts to prevent schools from protecting kids and businesses from protecting customers 2/ https://t.co/pT03ZTulkr — PolitiTweet.org

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There should be a term for situations in which people commit so deeply to a disastrous, even evil course of action that they can't reverse course — sort of Stockholm Syndrome where they've taken themselves hostage. That's where GOP governors are now 1/ https://t.co/g9gBRF5k0K — PolitiTweet.org

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TEAM TRANSITORY — I like it and plan to steal it. This report does look like what you'd expect if recent inflation was about transitory disruptions, not stagflation redux — PolitiTweet.org

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Age distribution! Seniors in Florida have high vax rates. But younger people not — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ThePlumLineGS: As @paulkrugman says, local officials defying GOP governors who care more about MAGA than children's health has importan… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a really big story. Local governments and school districts are rising up in defiance of governors who care more about being sufficiently MAGA than about children's health. Much bigger political implications than whatshisname resigning. — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh, for God's sake. Do the math, people. GDP will be ~$300 trillion over the next decade. $3.5 trillion, partially paid for with tax hikes, and much of it expanding the economy's capacity, isn't an inflation threat https://t.co/qdWJXS2RPM — PolitiTweet.org

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This is all about pandering to the crazies at the expense of sane people's health and lives. If DeSantis doesn't pay a price for this, it's hard to have much hope for America 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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I mean, you can't even make the case that this is about saving jobs — business is actually pleading for the right to check vaccination status. And how does being terrified about who might cough on me (or my child!) enhance "freedom"? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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It's hard to overstate the sheer vicious gratuitousness of what's happening in Florida right now. Blocking schools from requiring masks or businesses from asking for proof of vaccination is basically killing people to satisfy MAGA psychosis 1/ https://t.co/ncmpL0mazt — PolitiTweet.org

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Obligatory sense of scale: even if all of this happens along with the bipartisan thingie, it will amount to 1.3% of GDP over the next decade. Huge by recent standards, but recent standards have been pitiful https://t.co/5dQPiTKgS5 — PolitiTweet.org