Paul Krugman's Blog, page 603
October 24, 2009
Adjustment and the dollar
Killing a zombie fallacy about exchange rates.
October 23, 2009
How the other 75 percent lives
The idea that the typical American's retirement basically depends on the stock market is utterly wrong; that's only true for a small elite.
Contrarianism without consequences
The refusal of the Superfreakonomists to take responsibility for their failed attempt to be cleverly contrarian on climate change is a sad spectacle to watch.
Everything is illuminated
An emphatic no comment.
What's in a name?
I sometimes think that the whole renminbi/yuan issue is a sinister plot by the Chinese designed specifically to deter people from discussing Chinese currency policy.
October 22, 2009
Hip, hip, no way
Who pays for hip replacements in America? Medicare.
The irreversibility of reform
The really important thing, for reformers, is to get the principle of universality established.
October 21, 2009
The facts have a liberal health-care bias
Sound-bites and slogans are mattering less, and CBO estimates are mattering more. And this is pushing reform in a progressive direction.
Is Japan on the fiscal brink?
Mr. Market doesn't seem to think so.
October 20, 2009
Limbaugh to Times reporter: drop dead
Always good to remember what we're dealing with.
