Ep. 118 Krugman Talks Taxes, Debt, and the Innovative Post Office

23 December 2017     |     Tom Woods     |     7

In this episode, Bob flies solo when analyzing a Krugman interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein. Being close to the holiday, it’s only appropriate that our Keynesian Nobelist seems to be contradicting the ghost of Krugman past.

Krugman Interview

‘An orgy of serious policy discussion’ with Paul Krugman,” by Ezra Klein (December 14, 2017)

Krugman Columns Mentioned

A Fiscal Train Wreck” (March 11, 2003)
A Party Not Ready to Govern” (March 6, 2017)
All the Nominee’s Enablers” (July 8, 2016)

Contra Columns

Lysander Spooner vs Post Office (wiki)
What Economic Research Says About Fiscal Austerity and Higher Tax Rates,” by Bob Murphy

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