This week, Krugman makes one decent point: successful businessmen aren’t necessarily any good on economics. No argument there. Krugman doesn’t quite get why his insight is true, but at least it’s something. Bob and Tom discuss (1) why government can’t be run like a business, (2) why falling wages need not be a catastrophe for “aggregate demand,” (3) whether it makes sense to speak of a “manager” of the economy, and more.

Krugman Column

“Trump’s Delusions of Competence” (May 27, 2016)

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Contra Column

“Why Wage Cuts Are Good for Aggregate Demand,” by Bryan Caplan

Book Mentioned

Bureaucracy, by Ludwig von Mises

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Ep. 37 Our Most Brutal Takedown Yet: Krugman on the Clinton Economy
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