Krugman insists that “the stock market is not the economy,” and that downturns in the stock market need not portend bad economic times. But he takes the opportunity of stock market volatility to evaluate the present condition of the economy and its prospects for growth.

We respond.

Krugman Column

“Has Trumphoria Finally Hit a Wall?” (February 5, 2018)

Contra Columns

“Good Riddance, Janet, You Were A Colossal Failure, Part 1,” by David Stockman
“Good Riddance! How “Opioid Janet” Got Wall Street Hooked On Monetary Heroin, Part 2,” by David Stockman
“Good News on the Economy,” by David Henderson

Events Mentioned

Bob at Ramapo College, February 26, 2018
Bob at the Yale Political Union, February 27, 2018
Tom at the University of California, Santa Barbara (details to be posted at tomwoods.com/events)
Bob debating George Selgin in New York City at the Soho Forum, April 16, 2018

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