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Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps? (Danny Okrent Jumps the Shark Once Again Edition)-5.31.05
Debate originally from The New York Times website: Includes two sections with annotation by Brad DeLong: (1) "Krugman Lays Out Why He Believes Okrent Was Wrong" and (2) "Okrent Responds"

Too Few, Yet Too Many-5.30.05

Running Out of Bubbles-5.27.05

Letter from Paul Krugman to Dan Okrent, Outgoing Public Editor of The New York Times-5.24.05

America Wants Security-5.23.05

The Chinese Connection-5.20.05

Staying What Course?-5.16.05

Always Low Wages. Always.-5.13.05

The Final Insult-5.9.05

A Serious Drug Problem-5.6.05

A Gut Punch to the Middle-5.1.05

A Private Obsession-4.29.05

The Oblivious Right-4.25.05

Passing the Buck-4.22.05

A Whiff of Stagflation-4.18.05

The Medical Money Pit-4.15.05

Ailing Health Care-4.11.05

An Academic Question-4.5.05

What's Going On?-3.29.05

The Ugly American Bank-3.18.05

The $600 Billion Man-3.15.05

Slanting Social Security-3.11.05

The Debt-Peonage Society-3.8.05

Deficits and Deceit-3.4.05

Just Say No-3.1.05

Kansas on My Mind-2.25.05

Wag-the-Dog Protection-2.22.05

Three-Card Maestro-2.18.05

The Fighting Moderates-2.15.05

Bush's Class-War Budget-2.11.05

Spearing the Beast-2.8.05

Gambling With Your Retirement-2.4.05

Many Unhappy Returns-2.1.05

Little Black Lies-1.28.05

The Greenspan Succession-1.25.05

The Free Lunch Bunch-1.21.05

That Magic Moment-1.18.05

The British Evasion-1.14.05

The Iceberg Cometh-1.11.05

Worse Than Fiction-1.7.05

Stopping the Bum's Rush-1.4.05

Buying Into Failure-12.17.04

Borrow, Speculate and Hope-12.10.04

Inventing a Crisis-12.7.04

No Surrender-11.5.04
We have not yet begun to fight

Faith in America-11.2.04
Vote for John Kerry!

It's Not Just Al Qaqaa-10.29.04

A Culture of Cover-Ups-10.26.04

Voting and Counting-10.22.04

Feeling the Draft-10.19.04

Block the Vote-10.15.04

Checking the Facts, in Advance-10.12.04

Ignorance Isn't Strength-10.8.04

The Falling Scales-10.5.04

America's Lost Respect-10.1.04

Swagger vs. Substance-9.28.04

Let's Get Real-9.24.04

The Last Deception-9.21.04

Taking On the Myth-9.14.04

The Dishonesty Thing-9.10.04

A Mythic Reality-9.7.04

Feel the Hate-9.3.04

A No-Win Situation-8.31.04

America's Failing Health-8.27.04

The Rambo Coalition-8.24.04

Saving the Vote-8.17.04

Bush's Own Goal-8.13.04

Spin the Payrolls-8.10.04
The still-lousy jobs picture and how pro-Bush hacks lie with statistics to make Chimpy look better

What About Iraq?-8.6.04
Things are worse than ever in post-handover Iraq

Reading the Script-8.3.04
More on anti-Democratic media bias, with coverage of the 2004 Democratic Convention as a case study

Triumph of the Trivial-7.30.04
Krugman takes on media superficiality and conservative biased coverage. Click here to read CBS News Producer's response to this article and Krugman's response to Murphy

Fear of Fraud-7.27.04
Krugman explores the nightmarish problems of vote-counting and potential for Gov. Jeb Bush to manipulate the 2004 Presidential election in Florida

Accounting and Accountability-7.23.04
An exploration of accounting problems in the U.S.'s handling of postwar Iraw and how it undermines our effort to rebuild that country

The Arabian Candidate-7.20.04
A comparison between Bush and McCarthy-based Sen. John Iselin in the original Manchurian Candidate

Medical Class Warfare-7.16.04
A discussion of Bush's healthcare plan in contrast to that of John Kerry

Machine at Work-7.13.04
Krugman tells us the latest on one of the most powerful, extremist, and corrupt men in the Republican Party, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX)

Health Versus Wealth-7.9.04
An in-depth discussion of John Kerry's healthcare plan

Bye-Bye, Bush Boom-7.6.04
More bad jobs numbers and the tepid boom that is passing most Americans by

Moore's Public Service-7.2.04
A critique of Fahrenheit 9/11 and the service that it has performed for society

Who Lost Iraq?-6.29.04
Iraq has just formally regained sovereignty, so let's take a look at the Iraq occupation's short, ignominious history

Errors on Terror-6.25.04
The Bush administration's April report on "Patterns of Global Terrorism" has falsely claimed a sharp drop in terrorism. Paul Krugman explains the adminstration's mistake and fuzzy math in depth.

Noonday in the Shade-6.22.04
More on the Crisco Kid

Travesty of Justice-6.15.04
Ashcroft: Worst Attorney General ever!

An Economic Legend-6.11.04
Reagan should be honored for other things, but he doesn't deserve it for his economic policy

The Great Taxer-6.8.04
George W. Bush is a looter, not Reagan's political successor

Dooh Nibor Economics-6.1.04
I thought the title was something about Homer Simpson before I read it

To Tell the Truth-5.28.04
Has the press corps finally got its groove back? . . . Or at least gotten a groove for the first time?

Delusions of Triumph-5.25.04
No, Mr. Bush. Your jobs record is still the worst since the Great Depression

The Wastrel Son-5.18.04
George W.: A bounder, a spend-thrift, a near-do-well, a good-time Charlie, a high-roller, a squanderer, a wastrel

A Crude Shock-5.14.04
More on the threat of limited world oil supply to the American economy

Just Trust Us-5.11.04
"Everything'll be just fine in our hands," said Dick Cheney, ". . . yeah, that's the ticket."

The Oil Crunch-5.7.04
The American economy must get ready to adapt to scarce oil supplies

Battlefield of Dreams-5.4.04
Iraq is George W. Bush's new nucular testing ground for right-wing ideological policy and crony capitalism

In Front of Your Nose-4.30.04

A Vision of Power-4.27.04

What Went Wrong?-4.23.04

Questions of Interest-4.20.04

The Vietnam Analogy-4.16.04

Snares and Delusions-4.13.04

One Good Month-4.9.04

The Mercury Scandal-4.6.04

Smear Without Fear-4.2.04

This Isn't America-3.30.04

The Medicare Muddle-3.26.04

Lifting the Shroud-3.23.04

Taken for a Ride-3.19.04

Weak on Terror-3.16.04

No More Excuses on Jobs-3.12.04

Promises, Promises-3.9.04

Social Security Scares-3.5.04

Maestro of Chutzpah-3.2.04

The Trade Tightrope-2.27.04

The Health of Nations-2.17.04

The Real Man-2.13.04

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs-2.10.04

Get Me Rewrite!-2.6.04

Another Bogus Budget-2.3.04

Where's the Apology?-1.30.04

Red Ink Realities-1.27.04

Democracy at Risk-1.23.04

Going for Broke-1.20.04

Who Gets It?-1.16.04

The Awful Truth-1.13.04

Enron and the System-1.9.04

Rubin Gets Shrill-1.6.04

Who's Nader Now?-1.2.04

Our So-Called Boom-12.30.03

New Year's Resolutions-12.26.03

Citizen Conrad's Friends-12.23.03

Telling It Right-12.19.03

Patriots and Profits-12.16.03

A Deliberate Debacle-12.12.03

Looting the Future-12.5.03

Hack the Vote-12.2.03

The Good News-11.28.03

The Uncivil War-11.25.03

AARP Gone Astray-11.21.03

Funds and Games-11.18.03

The Trojan Horse-11.14.03

Support the Troops-11.11.03

Flags Versus Dollars-11.7.03

This Can't Go On-11.4.03

A Good Quarter-10.31.03

A Willful Ignorance-10.28.03

Too Low a Bar-10.24.03

Listening to Mahathir-10.21.03

The Sweet Spot-10.17.03

Don't Look Down-10.14.03

Lessons in Civility-10.10.03

Lumps of Labor-10.7.03

'Slime and Defend'-10.3.03
Someone in the White House has violated our national security by exposing Valerie Plame as a covert CIA operative, and now the Bushies are smearing Joseph Wilson to save their boss's political hide

Who's Sordid Now?-9.30.03
Crony capitalism and unnecessary delay characterizes the Bushies' handling of reconstruction in Iraq

Exploiting the Atrocity-9.12.03
An article on the disappointing legacy that 9/11 has left so far

Other People's Sacrifice-9.9.03
More on OPERATION: AVOID RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS (also known as George W. Bush's life)

The China Syndrome-9.5.03
The Bushies have squandered, and now they must beg

Another Friday Outrage-9.2.03
A whopping 3 cents per capita in return for biling Californians out of $250 per capita -- the Bush administration drives a hard bargain against those electricity companies

Fistfuls of Dollars-8.29.03
The expense of the Iraqi occupation in money and troops is worse than the Bush administration is letting on

Dust and Deception-8.26.03
Behind the photo-ops, the Bush administration has truly screwed over New York City after September 11

Conan the Deceiver-8.22.03
Ahnuld!

The Road to Ruin-8.19.03
More on faith-based electricity deregulation and the Great East Coast Outage of 2003

Twilight Zone Economics-8.15.03
Frankly, this weakness of this "recovery" is weird -- and kinda creepy

Thanks for the M.R.E.'s-8.12.03
Crony capitalism and penny-pinching by the Bush administration has led to unacceptably bad conditions for our troops in Iraq

Salt of the Earth-8.8.03
An historical article about past civilizations that ignore environmental degradation at their own peril, maybe own own some day

Everything Is Political-8.5.03
With the political arm of Bush's White House in charge, decisions are not through serious policy analysis

State of Decline-8.1.03
Krugman provides the reasons for California's recent budget woes and the similarities to the U.S. federal government

You Say Tomato-7.29.03
Tony Blair is getting what he deserves for misleading Britain into the Iraq war, so why not Bush?

Dropping the Bonds-7.25.03
Why is our "recovery" so weak and why have mortgage rates begun to increase?

Who's Unpatriotic Now?-7.22.03
The White House is now trying to quash dissent on its dishonest decision to go to Iraq and is in one case possibly committing a criminal act

Passing It Along-7.18.03
The Bush administration is sacrificing our fiscal future in order to adhere to conservative tax-cut dogma

Pattern of Corruption-7.15.03
Chronicles George W. Bush's pattern of lies and corruption that led us to war in Iraq

Toward One-Party Rule-6.27.03
How the Bushies are becoming crony capitalists

Denial and Deception-6.24.03
The press corps refuses to do its job and hold Bush accountable for lying in order to bring the U.S. to war with Iraq

Still Blowing Bubbles-6.20.03
The recent surge in the stock market is rational exuberance and there is little evidence that recovery is around the corner

Dereliction of Duty-6.17.03
Though the press gives them get plenty of photo ops, the administration has completely neglected the war on terror at the expense of the public's safety

'Some Crazy Guy'-6.13.03
Tom Delay is the most powerful person in Congress and he wants to reshape the United States in his extremist worldview

Who's Accountable?-6.10.03
Some in the press are exposing how misleading the Bush administration's justification for the Iraq war really was

Duped and Betrayed-6.6.03
Don't hope for bipartisanship with the Bush administration

Standard Operating Procedure-6.3.03
The Bush administration's lies that Saddam was an imminent threat could be one of the biggest scandals in our nation's history, and our media might let them get away with it

Waggy Dog Stories-5.30.03
The Bush administration's lies about Iraq are very similar to the movie "Wag the Dog"

Stating the Obvious-5.27.03
Radical conservative want huge deficits to slash programs for the middle class and poor

Fear of a Quagmire?-5.24.03
A detailed piece on the dangers of deflation

Paths of Glory-5.16.03
Contrary to popular dogma George W. Bush has been doing an abysmal job on the war against terrorism, aside from exploiting it for political gain in the media

The China Syndrome-5.13.03
A scary article on the pro-Bush biased media

Into the Sunset-5.9.03
More accounting scams in the new House Republican tax cut bill

Man on Horseback-5.6.03
George w. Bush exploiting the Iraq war for his own political gain

The Acid Test-5.2.03
We are losing the war on corporate criminals despite some recent small victories

Matters of Emphasis-4.29.03
The dishonest sales campaign by the administration to sell us the war in Iraq. A very important article.

Roads Not Taken-4.25.03
What if our country were to become a more equitable place? Krugman discusses

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs-4.22.03
The opportunity cost of the Bush "job creation" tax cut measured in jobs forgone per dollar is unacceptably large

Rejecting the World-4.18.03
Is there some kind of allergy to cooperation with foreign countries among conservatives?

Behind Our Backs-4.15.03
Cruelty and greed in the U.S. Congress while the public is distracted by war

Conquest and Neglect-4.11.03
Our brave military men and women have won the war. But will a cowardly Bush lose the aftermath?

The Last Refuge-4.8.03
The self-appointed patriotically-correct police exposed

Gun, Germs and Stall?-4.4.03
How things are falling apart while we are distracted by the war in Iraq

A Red-Blue Terror Alert-4.1.03
Bush allocates homeland security funds disproportionately to small states, which aren't at risk, but will support him in 2004

Delusions of Power-3.28.03
Paul Krugman was right that (non-cooperative) market manipulation was to blame for California energy crisis

Channels of Influence-3.25.03
The influence of the murky Clear Channel Communications

Who Lost the U.S. Budget?-3.21.03
It's the tax cuts, stupid!

Things to Come-3.18.03
Bush's deception its implications foreign and domestic

George W. Queeg-3.14.03
Why Saddam and a quart of strawberries are indistinguishable from each other

A Fiscal Train Wreck-3.11.03
An assessment of our fiscal nightmare with a surprising conclusion

Let Them Hate as Long as They Fear-3.7.03
Is Bush threatening Mexico if it doesn't support war in Iraq

No Relief in Sight-2.28.03
Happy 50th Birthday to Paul Krugman!!!

Threats, Promises and Lies-2.25.03
Krugman asks, with this record, how one argue that the Bush administration should be trusted?

The Martial Plan-2.21.03
The administration shows the exact opposite of the spirit of our finest hour

Behind the Great Divide-2.18.03
The schism between the U.S. press and the press abroad

On the Second Day, Atlas Waffled-2.14.03
Letter to Alan Greenspan. And in case you're wondering, IT AIN'T NO VALENTINE!

The Wimps of War-2.11.03
Bush thinks that war is a free lunch, but he's really just skipping out on the check

Is the Maestro a Hack?-2.7.03
Greenspan has one last chance to salvage his reputation

A Failed Mission-2.4.03
Compelling argument to make space flight unmanned for now

A Credibility Problem-1.28.03
Can Bush explain his broken economic promises and reverse his declining political fortunes in the State of the Union tomorrow?

A Touch of Class-1.21.03
(Class warfare!) -- That cracks me up :)

Off the Wagon-1.17.03
Addicted to deficits

Stimulus for Lawyers-1.14.03
Bush claims he's against the trial lawyers, but the tax lawyers . . . well, his new dividend tax plan will make him some friends in that community

An Irrelevant Proposal-1.7.03
The abolition of taxes on dividends is just another example of the Bush administration exploiting another crisis

Games Nations Play-1.3.03
Excellent article about Bush foreign policy towards North Korea -- Tom Friedman's got nothing on Paul Krugman!

Crisis in Prices?-12.31.02
2003 might just be the Year of the Liquidity Trap. Happy New Year!

Lumps of Coal-12.27.02
Bad prospects for the American economy

The Good Guys-12.24.02
Villeins ye are, and villeins ye shall remain

Quo Vadis, Karl?-12.20.02
We know we're in trouble when the president cares more about whether his economic advisor exercises than about whether unemployment is rising

Gotta Have Faith-12.17.02
The Republicans' Southern strategy Part 2 -- Win over the religious right by showing a soft spot for theocracy

The Other Face-12.13.02
The Republicans' Southern strategy Part 1 -- Win the South by turning a blind eye to racism and intolerance

'All These Problems'-12.10.02
The article that made the Trent Lott comment famous

Digital Robber Barons?-12.6.02
If you're wondering why your cable internet ISP bill is so high, please read this article

Hey, Lucky Duckies!-12.3.02
Raising taxes on the poor so that they hate government more -- seems fair to the Wall Street Journal

In Media Res-11.29.02
Soon all news will come from AOLTimeWarnerGeneralElectricDisneyWestinghouseNewsCorp, but don't worry I'm sure there won't be any conflicts of interests

Every Breath You Take-11.26.02
Instead of improving the efficiency of environmental policy, Bush is scrapping it altogether

The Sons Also Rise-11.22.02
To the heirs go the spoils

Victors and Spoils-11.19.02
The Bush's privatization plan of 850 thousand federal jobs is a hidden effort to give government contracts to Republican cronies

Into the Wilderness-11.8.02
Apparently the wrong people followed Krugman's advice of the last column

Stop Making Sense-11.5.02
Krugman tells us why homo economicus will be staying home this Election Day but you shouldn't

The Pitt Principle-11.1.02
The Bush administration, the only place where incompetence HELPS you get a job

For the People-10.29.02
A wonderful article honoring the late Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, one of the few public figures anywhere with true courage and honesty

Dead Parrot Society-10.25.02
This is the best article on the Bush administration I've read so far. It captures their essence and is a great guide to their dishonesty. Anyone on the fence concerning which party to vote for during the November 5 Congressional election should read this article

Business as Usual-10.22.02
The election ain't even over and Bush is already planning to give special corporate interests everything they want

Springtime for Hitler-10.18.02
As long as something is repeated often enough . . . will George W. Bush understand it?

Still Living Dangerously-10.15.02
The Bush administration ignores the developing terrorist threats in other Muslim countries besides Iraq

Moles at Work-10.11.02
Is Dick Cheney really a Commie spy?

Fool Me Once-10.8.02
Who is Mike Oxley and why does he oppose corporate accounting reform?

My Economic Plan-10.4.02
Paul Krugman's plan to avoid the dreaded liquidity trap

Dealing With W-10.1.02
Could the U.S. economy become another Japan?

In Broad Daylight-9.27.02
Lessons from the California electricity crisis

White Man's Burden-9.24.02
Musings on the Spanish-American War and a warning

The Vision Thing-9.20.02
Political pandering and general lack of interest in economic policy in the Bush administration

Cronies in Arms-9.17.02
More on questionable business dealings by Thomas White and Dick Cheney

Stocks And Bombs-9.13.02
If we invade Iraq let's do it because Saddam is a danger to national security -- not because it might be good for the U.S. economy (which it probably isn't)

The Long Haul-9.10.02
The threat of terrorism, which we now know of after September 11th, is a permanent one, and must be addressed with policies for the long-run

The Bully's Pulpit-9.6.02
The Bush administration uses newspeak and doublethink, and a weak-minded press goes along with it

Passing the Buck-9.3.02
Greenspan-san, our only hope, makes excuses and sits on his thumbs

Just Trust Us-8.30.02
A chronology of lies and excuses by the administration to justify its irresponsible tax cut

Bush On Fire-8.27.02
Krugman debunks Bush's "Healthy Forests" plan

The Outrage Constraint-8.23.02
About forms of CEO pay that provide perverse incentives

The Real Thing-8.20.02
Ripping off veterans and cutting public safety to finance the tax cut

Mind the Gap-8.16.02
A warning about the dangers of slow growth and perhaps the liquidity trap

Clueless in Crawford-8.13.02
Bush's economic summit features some pretty shady guest speakers

The Lost Continent-8.9.02
Losing credibility with South America

The Memory Hole-8.6.02
An excellent article with a new language to describe the tax cut's budgetary consequences

Dubya's Double Dip?-8.2.02
Our economic future is quite grim

Our Banana Republics-7.30.02
The federal government can always save the states in fiscal crisis, but who will save the federal government from itself?

The Private Interest-7.26.02
Bush still wants to privatize Social Security. Does he have a tin ear or a tin brain?

Living With Bears-7.23.02
Ever notice that Bush hasn't bothered to change his economic policy since the 1999 bull market?

Steps to Wealth-7.16.02
The story of how W became rich

The Insider Game-7.12.02
I smell a news-maker!

Succeeding in Business-7.7.02
More on the Bush accounting scandal

Everyone Is Outraged-7.2.02
Everyone's got a corporate accounting scandal even Bush

Flavors of Fraud-6.28.02
Tastes like corruption -- a must read!

The Reality Thing-6.25.02
Pretty biting criticism of the Bush administration

Fear of All Sums-6.21.02
The simplest model yet about Social Security's implicit debt, but Bush still can't understand it. Where's Karen Hughes when we need her?

Politicians on Drugs-6.18.02
Commentary on a stingy and economically ignorant Republican prescription drug plan

Plutocracy and Politics-6.14.02
Paul Krugman reviews a doorstop and discusses income inequality potpourri

The Rove Doctrine-6.11.02
Bush sacrifices his right-wing ideology only when it helps him politically with some special interest group

Evils of Access-6.7.02
The administration is wedded to preconceived ideas, refuses to be held accountable for the resulting mistakes, and therefore repeats its mistakes

Greed Is Bad-6.4.02
Gordon Gekko versus Generous Motors

Heart of Cheapness-5.31.02
A fabulous article about foreign aid and the sick priorities of the administration

Where's the Boom?-5.28.02
Consumption, residential, business, and foreign investment -- On all fronts, the picture looks grim

America the Scofflaw-5.24.02
The Bush administration is undermining free trade around the world for small short-term political gains

Enemies of Reform-5.21.02
Why we need proper accounting standards for corporate profits

America's Poor Standards-5.17.02
S&P tries to do the job that federal regulators refuse to do

The Great Evasion-5.14.02
The administration is encouraging corporate tax evasion

Smoking Fat Boy-5.10.02
We know that energy companies manipulated prices in California, so why do politicians still want to deregulate without trying to prevent this in the future?

True Blue Americans-5.7.02
If Blue states are already subsidizing Red States, why does Bush give them more? Is Bush really even a conservative?

Window of Ignorance-5.3.02
The federal budget situation is getting worse and worse

Herd on the Street-4.30.02
Despite high growth in the first quarter of 2002, we could still have a slow and jobless recovery

Bad Air Days-4.26.02
The Bush "Clear Skies" Initiative includes tradeable permits but excludes carbon dioxide and probably won't happen for a while -- I highly recommend this article to those eager to learn about environmental policy.

The Angry People-4.23.02
Krugman comments on the second-place finish of a neo-Nazi in France's presidential election

Wealth Versus Health-4.19.02
More fuzzy math courtesy of W.

Losing Latin America-4.16.02
It was a big mistake for the Bush administration not to condemn the coup in Venezuela

The White Stuff-4.12.02
The administration is unwilling to admit its fallibilty, and this country suffers for it

The Third Oil Crisis?-4.9.02
A possible oil crisis could spell BIG trouble for our recovery, and here's a quick note from Krugman on this subject

At Long Last?-4.5.02
In an encore performance, the administration exploits yet another crisis to promote the Bush energy plan

Connect the Dots-4.2.02
Social Security is NOT in any immediate crisis -- oh, and Ann Coulter is nuts

The Smoke Machine-3.29.02
Krugman discusses Washington's right-wing scandal machine, why it exists and who funds it

Bad Medicine-3.19.02
Bush has two choices: spend or deny people healthcare

ANWR And Peas-3.15.02
In the Bush administration, good policy = anything that hurts the tree-huggers

Missing James Tobin-3.12.02
The passing of James Tobin marks the passing of a good man and the end of an era of honesty

Testing His Metal-3.8.02
George W. Bush -- just another protectionist -- oh, and he's a hypocrite -- and his head is too small for his body

Breaking the Contract-3.5.02
Does W himself have any understanding of Social Security, his own SS plan, or economic policy in general? Ah, the irresponsibility of delegating responsibility.

Two Thousand Acres-3.1.02
The administration lies with statistics and with everything else they can get their hands on

The Power Perplex-2.26.02
A post-mortem on the California electricity crisis -- Krugman was right all along

The W Scenario-2.22.02
We're not out of the recession yet

Workers Held Hostage-2.18.02
Tom DeLay says: Support tax cuts or you'll be sleeping with the fishes

Ersatz Climate Policy-2.15.02
The word "intensity" makes W.'s greenhouse initiative a complete sham -- it's kinda funny if you think about it

Business Versus Biznes-2.12.02
We're turning into Russia

Money-Grubbing Games-2.08.02
Pinnochio Bush lies to New York and the elderly in order to line the pockets of his puppetmasters. Giupetto better buy an annuity

Bush's Aggressive Accounting-2.05.02
Fraudulent Accounting and Budget Chicanery Explained -- good stuff

Two, Three, Many?-2.01.02
Excellent article that exposes accounting fraud by management -- how they do it, why they do it, and what allows them to do it

The Great Divide-1.29.02
The big lesson of the Enron scandal -- Not really about economics, but an excellent article nonetheless

Spreading It Around-1.25.02
The muck stops here

A Fiscal Fantasy-1.22.02
Your one-stop-one-page guide to the budget debate

A System Corrupted-1.18.02
The principal-agent problem and Enron

Crony Capitalism, U.S.A.-1.15.02
The Bush administration does some pretty corrupt (but legal) favors for special interests

Our Wretched States-1.11.02
The Day of Reckoning has now come for our state governments

The Quiet Man-1.8.02
Calls on Greenspan to admit that he was wrong

America the Polarized-1.4.02
Perhaps income inequality explains the rightward shift of the Republican Party

Crying With Argentina-1.1.02
Let's start the year off with another less visible crisis

Could've Been Worse-12.28.01
Krugman looks back on a bad year. Happy New Year!

The Scrooge Syndrome-12.25.01
An excellent article about our government's stinginess on foreign aid

A No-Win Outcome-12.21.01
Another "stimulus package" article

Death by Guru-12.18.01
The fall of Enron: the gift that keeps on giving -- to Krugman's columns of course

Eleven And Counting-12.14.01
You won't believe what this one's about

Laissez Not Fair-12.11.01
Laissez-faire falls flat in Houston and in Buenos Aires

Hitting the Trifecta-12.7.01
Enron execs do not go directly to jail, do pass go, do collect hundreds of million dollars

A Defining Issue-12.4.01
Enron goes down the tubes, and its workers get screwed

An Alternate Reality-11.25.01
Republicans give out "lump-sum transfers" to corportations, but regular people get a big lump of coal

The 55-Cent Solution-11.21.01
New Yorkers get screwed over again, but this time by the Bush administration

The Oil-Hog Cycle-11.18.01
A great story about the fluctuating price of oil

Other People's Money-11.14.01
Very funny article than exposes the ludicrous numbers behind the Republican stimulus package

Another Useful Crisis-11.11.01
Critique of Republican legislation in the name of solving a crisis which has nothing to do with the crisis and everything to do with paying back Bush's wealthiest campaign contributors. Similar to past articles, but it still makes me mad. Why isn't there even a scintilla of honesty or duty left in our elected officials?

A Cross of Dollars-11.7.01
William Jennings Krugman writes a rousing piece against having an unadjustable money supply

Making Windows Transparent-11.4.01
Praise the Lord! An article that's not about tax cuts!

The One-Eyed Man-10.31.01
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man gets a tax cut

Taking Care of Business-10.28.01
If this betrayal of the public trust doesn't get you mad, I don't know what will

Ban the Bonds-10.24.01
War bonds to finance the war against taxing the wealthy

Harvest of Lemons-10.14.01
Krugman explains three Nobel laureates' work on information problems in economics-- one of his best articles ever!

The Public Interest-10.10.01
Congressional Republicans don't know what a public good is, and it won't be safe to fly until they do.

Fuzzy Math Returns-10.7.01
Bush says tax cuts are the answer to everything yet again, so Krugman must strike back yet again

An Injured City-10.3.01
New York City will always be #1 no matter what the terrorists do

The Hitchhiker Syndrome-9.30.01
Keep them out of the patriotic bandwagon

Not a Fuels Errand-9.26.01
The world economy is addicted to Middle Eastern oil

A Bad Week-9.23.01
The government should spend a lot and spend it NOW!

What to Do-9.19.01
A hint -- the answer is not another tax cut

Paying the Price-9.16.01
On airport security: When the private sector provides public goods

After The Horror-9.14.01
Krugman's thoughts on American history's greatest tragedy

Hold Him To It-9.9.01
The tax cut slows growth in the short run and growth in the long run

Don't Count On It-9.5.01
The fuzzy math of growth projections and people who forget to count

Damaged By the Dow-9.2.01
Irrational exuberance (or pessimism) has seeped into government policy

Greenspan Stands Alone-8.31.01
Only Greenspan has the power to stop a recession but can he?

Truth And Lies-8.28.01
Krugman's umteenth swat at the tax cut. Maybe it'll work this time

That Sinking Feeling-8.26.01
Implicit debts ignored

Pants on Fire-8.24.01
Bush gives away SS to top campaign contributors . . . and lies about it

Fabricating a Crisis-8.21.01
Private accounts for the sake of private

Enron goes Overboard-8.17.01
Drilling for Privatization reaches a limit

Delusions of Prosperity-8.14.01
Stop the smilers on CNBC

Nothing for Something-8.8.01
The first-ever risk-free market

Feeling OPEC's Pain-8.5.01
Those cuddly Sheiks

Blessed are the Weak-8.1.01
I command the dollar: Weaken!

Rebate and Switch-7.29.01
Bush supporters wake up and smell the red.

Sins of Commission-7.25.01
Don't trust Nephew Sam

2016 And All That-7.22.01
Orwellian DoubleAccounting

Other People's Money-7.18.01
Cut as we cut, not as we say

A Latin Tragedy-7.15.01
Argentina faces the skids.

Outside the Box-7.11.01
Hitting up tomorrow's elderly to fund today's rich

A Leap in the Dark-7.8.01
Structuring the Recession into a more efficient Recession

Red Tide Rising-7.6.01
The Tax Cut starts to bite.

The Smell Test-7.1.01
Smells like arrogance

Turning California On-6.27.01
Turning off the lights gets results

Trust and AntiTrust-6.24.01
Horror of horrors, we have to trust the Europeans

Watt Price Ideology?-6.3.01
Bush gets an A in Econ 1, F in Real World Policy

Bad Heir Day-5.30.01
Seniors learn to fear the Bush Tax Cut

The Big Lie-5.27.01
Time to dust off the Independent Counsel law.

My Beautiful Mansionette-5.23.01
The coming backlash against turbans.

Burn, Baby, Burn-5.20.01
The subsidy-loving Statist under Cheney's fuzzy exterior.

The Universal Elixir-5.16.01
Krugman predicts the future, if the past is any guide.

Nation in a Jam-5.13.01
Back to basic economics to refute Bush's lack of conversation

The Unrefined Truth-5.9.01
The new word you can't say in America- Conservation

More Missing Pages-5.5.01
Banana Republic?

Dodging the Bullet-5.2.01
This is not the End. It's not even the beginning of the End. However, it may be the End of the Beginning.

The Real Wolf-4.29.01
Letting the Sunshine state go dark once more

Purging the Rottenness-4.25.01
Courageously beating hell out of the Japanese Economy

Hearts and Heads-4.22.01
A20 diligently works to destroy the Third World

Chip of Fools-4.18.01
Moore's Law runs into legal trouble

Let them Shovel-4.15.01
No Dogs or Californians allowed into the power grid

Muddled in the Middle-4.11.01
A tale of the heartland's masochism when it votes for Bush

Two Untrue Things-4.8.01
Creating an aura of inevitability

The Class Warrior-4.4.01
Killing the opposition with nicknames and silence

The Levitating Dollar-4.1.01
The last great gasp of the Strong Dollar.

The Hostage Economy-3.28.01
The short and long of Tax Cuts.

The Price of Power-3.24.01
Making market manipulation easy.

Half a Loaf-3.21.01
Greenspan goes home alone Friday night.

The Money Pit-3.18.01
A trillion here and a trillion there...

After the Fall-3.14.01
Shooting blanks in every direction.

Reckoning Hangovers and Hangups-3.11.01
Japan puts on another blindfold.

Bashing the Boomers-3.7.01
Unrestricted bombings on 29-50 year olds.

OUT OF THE LOOP-3.4.01
OODA

Debt and Taxes-2.28.01
The United States takes off to Tahiti, budget-wise

Will V go to L?-2.25.01
One largely overlooked use of the Alphabet.

Fowl Play-2.21.01
The political problem of a decent economy

The Unreal Thing-2.18.01
Deregulation can only be botched so far.

Doing the Wrong Thing-2.14.01
Greenspan stumbles; the nation reels.

Slicing the Salami-2.11.01
One tasty metaphor

Bums and Rushes-2.7.01
Bush can't even concieve of helping the poor.

Guns and Bitterness-2.4.01
Nudge nudge, wink wink, we're broke

Smog and Mirrors-1.31.01
Pay no attention to the President behind the smoke screen.

Et Tu, Alan?-1.28.01
The Fed Chief gives aid and comfort to the Enemy

Power and Profits-1.24.01
Let them eat rolling blackouts!

Jerking the Other Knee-1.21.01
Seeing every crisis as another opportunity... to score political points.

Secrets and Truths-1.17.01
Krugman defends Greenspan from Conspiracy charges, probably because it's that or
some Fed Reserve thug roughs him up tomorrow.

Mergers Most Foul-1.14.01
Don't mention Market Power in polite society

Getting Fiscal-1.10.01
Milton Friedman spins in his office.

Abuses of Power-1.7.01
The demonic story behind PG&E

Herd on the Street-1.3.01
The new Millenium reminds us what we just left behind.

Real Reality's Revenge-12.31.00
The new Millenium reminds us what we just left behind.

We're not Japan-12.27.00
Japan mouths the same old slogans

Bush looks Backward-12.24.00
Bush picks Eric Old-Economy to administer his great leap somewhere or another.

In the Tank-12.13.00
It's the Appointments, stupid.

California Screaming-12.10.00
Perhaps trusting Big Oil wasn't that great an idea.

Cheney gets Vulgar-12.6.00
Economic icebergs dead ahead.

Having a Banana?-12.3.00
The art of the definite maybe.

Sins of Emission-11.29.00
Time for some political capital to be put into the environment.

The Shadow of Debt-11.22.00
Does Johnny Bond-market know something we don't?

The Two Larrys-11.19.00
Butt-kisser or Professional? Please punch completely through your chad.

A Mexican Standoff?-11.15.00
Looking south of the border for political maturity.

Downhill From Here?-11.12.00
Whoever wins the coin toss, it'll be tough to keep the Economy humming.

Too Boldly Go-11.8.00
Welcome to the Bush era. At the same time, apparently, the Internet one is ending.

No Good Deed-11.5.00
Never to late to flog this horse.

Bait and Switch-11.1.00
George W. Bush-- more fudge than than a fully-funded fudge factory

Drawn and Quartered-10.29.00
AT&T as a national metaphor.

Fuzzier and Fuzzier-10.25.00
Does 'Fuzzy math' anagram to 'No New Taxes?' It may soon.

Unsound Bytes-10.22.00
The trials and tribulations of the New Economy

We're Not Responsible-10.18.00
Failing to realize that the Party won't last forever.

The Un-COLA Economy-10.15.00
'Cause tonight we're gonna party like it's nineteen seventy-nine.

A Retirement Fable-10.11.00
Reforming Social Security through crossed fingers.

Create and Destroy-10.8.00
When even Intel starts to look crochety

What Price Fairness?-10.4.00
Don't wear an expensive suit inside Amazon.com

Oops, he did it again-10.1.00
Yet another slam on Bush.

A Drop in the Barrel?-9.27.00
It ain't crude to release some crude.

Wag the Dog-9.24.00
Eating around the big numbers.

Play of the Weak-9.20.00
Do unto others currency as you would have them do onto yours.

Britain's Stormy Petrol-9.17.00
France promises 'Stable oil prices in our time.'

Bush Gives no Quarter-9.13.00
Where 2 + 2 = a tax cut for the wealthy.

Gore's Tax Problem-9.10.00
200 pages of nothing much

There he goes again-9.6.00
Bush the tax magician runs out of tricks

Counting Chickens-8.23.00
The egg isn't just not gold, it's not even laid yet.

Most Unkindest Cuts-8.20.00
Birthday present to Johnny Monopolist

Still a Baby Boom-8.16.00
Fiscal Responsibility pays off dividends

End of the ZIRP-8.13.00
Japan pole vaults in the wrong direction again.

For richer, for poorer-8.9.00
Gift-giving in an election year.

Don't ask Alan-8.6.00
The 'Span needs to seal his golden lips

Man without a Plan-8.2.00
The party of Fiscal Responsibility loses its pants.

Facing the Music-7.30.00
It's wrong to steal creative work to enhance one's hit count. Err.

Prescription for Failure-7.26.00
Medical choice is a self-defeating idea.

Saints and Profits-7.23.00
Saint Nader and the Holy Hand Grenade of Leftism

Delusions of Generosity-7.19.00
Uncle Sam Scrooge and his 1/2 of 1 percent.

Who's Acquiring Whom?-7.16.00
Saying 'Bonjour!' to America's new CEO's.

Building Glass Houses-7.12.00
Riding the Light-- all the way to the Bank.

The Pizza Principle-7.9.00
Bulls, Bears, and genetically engineered hybrids.

Mexico's New Deal-7.5.00
Once again, a Coca-Cola employee makes the world safe for Democracy

Going for Broke-7.2.00
It all depends on Amazon

Japan's Memento Mori-6.28.00
Japan is Depressing Economically and Personally

Driving Under the Influence-6.25.00
No one ever expects the Ethanol

The Pig in the Python-6.21.00
What happens when the Pig gets all the way through?

Turn of the Century-6.18.00
Can you live without your TV?

Death and Taxes-6.14.00
Dreaming of a little redistribution

The Last Refuge-6.11.00
The final Microsoft decision is a pathetic excuse for government interference

A Rent Affair-6.7.00
Pass Rent Control Laws and close your eyes
and what you get is no surprise.

Green Cheese Rules-6.4.00
The many virtues of running the presses

Truth in Advertising-5.31.00
Hoping and praying that Social Security balances itself.

Money for Nothing?-5.28.00
...And investments risk-free!

The Good News Bears-5.24.00
Exasperating investors and their temper tantrums

Workers vs. Workers-5.21.00
Workers of the World: Fight.

Unhappy Returns-5.17.00
Circular reasoning and your IRA.

Nihon Keizai Shambles-5.14.00
Japanese laxness in the face of Depression

A Symbol Issue-5.10.00
Giving hope to the beaten down masses overseas.

Reality Bites Again-5.7.00
A brief explanation of why cars are provided with brakes.

Blessed are the Weak-5.3.00
And the Market weakened the Euro, and it was appropriate.

Dirty Windows Policy-4.29.00
A dirty Windows is better than a broken one.

Microsoft: What Next?-4.26.00
Off with the head of Baron Gates?

How to be a Hack-4.23.00
You too can be a shill for Global Capitalism!

A Real Nut Case-4.19.00
Sweeping up behind Seattle Man's rantings.

Goldilocks and the Bears-4.16.00
But Papa Greenspan, this Economy is too hot!

No Tipping, Please-4.13.00
When a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, sell Baht in Thailand.

Rights of Bill-4.9.00
The Economic case for letting Bill sever competitor's throats.

Roller-Coaster Markets-4.5.00
Up and down and up and... ooh. I'm getting dizzy.

A Hedge Fund Pruned-4.2.00
Incorrectly calling the Macroeconomical coin-toss.

The Wonders of Editing-3.30.00
Krugman's columns, as seen by London

Pursuing Happiness-3.29.00
Money can't buy happiness. (Well, unless one buys Prozac.)

Deficit Attention Disorder-3.26.00
Keep your eyes forward and feet walking, and the fall won't kill you.

Natural Born Killers-3.22.00
Rich activists figure they know what the poor can and can't eat.

Aristocrats.com-3.19.00
Lord Autumnbottom floats an IPO.

Gasoline Tax Follies-3.15.00
G-Dub comes up with another brilliantly stupid proposal.

The Ponzi Paradigm-3.12.00
Be careful, or you might get Qualcommed.

Errors of Commission-3.8.00
It's okay to slap the IMF around, but you need to know why first.

Crude Awakening-3.5.00
$2 gas and the Americans who cheerfully pay for it.

DOA at the IMF-3.1.00
The Germans couldn't do the job, the Americans can't do the job, and the French...don't get me started on the French.

Dow Wow, Dow Ow-2.27.00
Want to go bungie-jumping with thirty old school stocks?

The Dishonest Truth-2.23.00
It's all Reagan's fault! Err, Reagan's doing. Err, Reagan's work. Err, Reagan's something.

Dynamo and Microchip-2.20.00
A new Economic age is dawning, after waiting around for awhile.

An American Pie-2.16.00
Typical rich arrogance- take a pie to the third world then throw it away.

Lost in Cyberspace-2.13.00
Tax them, tax them all I say!

The Japan Syndrome-2.9.00
Pay no attention to the Recession behind the curtain

Advice and Dissent-2.6.00
Mr. McCain takes what he can get.

Trillions and Trillions-2.2.00
Have you had a chat with your numbers guy lately?

One for the Money-1.30.00
The Euro as a measure of masculinity

Being Bob Forehead-1.26.00
When Capitalists can't leave well enough alone.

The Magic Mountain-1.23.00
Up against the wall, you Capitalists!

Dollars and Desperation-1.19.00
Everybody's eyeing Ecuador eagerly.

Master of the Game-1.15.00
Cry not for Bill Gates.

Media Mania-1.12.00
The deal is done. But is AOL buying with imaginary money?

Triumph of the Nerds-1.9.00
The Secretary of the Treasury and his pocket protector.

A Leap in the Dark-1.5.00
Rational Expectations and Irrational everything else.

Once and Again-1.2.00
Krugman's first column for the Times.