Paul Krugman Notes on economics and more
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Oligarchy and the Great Evasion
by Paul Krugman on August 30, 2026
The tax gap: What it is and why it matters
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Talking Interest Rates with Ricardo Caballero
by Paul Krugman on August 29, 2026
Are U.S. bonds still the ultimate safe asset?
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Make Geography Great Again
by Paul Krugman on August 28, 2026
What’s in a name?
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Biden Derangement Syndrome
by Paul Krugman on August 27, 2026
Even the Trump sycophants realize that they’re in big trouble
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Der Untergang
by Paul Krugman on August 26, 2026
How badly will Trump punish America?
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Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front
by Paul Krugman on August 25, 2026
The D in Bessent’s “D-Day” stands for Dud
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The Moose That Roared
by Paul Krugman on August 24, 2026
Why Trump will lose his war with Canada
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Debt and Tax Cuts
by Paul Krugman on August 23, 2026
How did U.S. debt get so big? The answer may surprise you
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Jared Bernstein on Debt (Reposted with better transcript)
by Paul Krugman on August 22, 2026
How worried should we be?
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Defending the Bonds
by Paul Krugman on August 21, 2026
I am reporting for duty
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Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market
by Paul Krugman on August 21, 2026
What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can’t even manipulate the 30-year?
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The Case Against Bond Market Panic
by Paul Krugman on August 20, 2026
Don’t let the Very Serious People undermine a progressive agenda — again
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What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?
by Paul Krugman on August 19, 2026
Interest rates are up — but don’t panic
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A New Level of Trumpian Evil
by Paul Krugman on August 18, 2026
North Korea is the worst government on Earth; Trump prefers it to the prosperous democracy next door
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The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves
by Paul Krugman on August 17, 2026
Why Trump is eviscerating the military
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Demography, Deportations and the Trump Stall
by Paul Krugman on August 16, 2026
Why the American jobs machine is sputtering
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Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Democracy
by Paul Krugman on August 15, 2026
What tax history teaches us about this dire moment
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The Case for a Medicare Buy-In Option
by Paul Krugman on August 14, 2026
Mandates vs options: The good, the bad, and the feasible
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Why Isn’t the Price of Oil Even Higher?
by Paul Krugman on August 13, 2026
This is your economy on crack (spread)
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The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex
by Paul Krugman on August 12, 2026
Why MAGA wants children to get sick and die






