Defending Germany from Paul Krugman

I would not typically defend Germany's economic policies against Paul Krugman, but I will say a word in its favor this morning. Krugman trashes Germany for running large trade surpluses, telling us that Germany actually has a weak domestic economy. He concludes a short post by saying that Germany can't be any sort of model, since we can't all run large trade surpluses.

While there is much truth to Krugman's comments, it is worth stepping back for a moment. First, the claim that Germany's dome...