The Next Wall Street Tsunami — of Financial Books Oct 29, 2008
" Related Stories For authors and publishers trying to capitalize on the financial market mayhem, timing is everything and it is nearly impossible to gauge. Currently, about 18 to 20 books on the financial crisis are either already in bookstores or are soon to be, and more are sure to follow as financial events continue to grab the headlines. But covering a breaking crisis isn't easy, especially for book publishers, as editors call for rewrites or dramatic changes in the publishing lag time.... (Time.com)
Bjork's sad credit crunch song Oct 29, 2008
As Paul Krugman notes, what we're about to witness makes the Asian financial crisis of 1997 look like. The rich nations of the world may have, for now, stabilized their credit markets, in large part because the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury stepped in to bail out banks. (Salon)
What can John McCain do? Oct 28, 2008
As Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman puts it this morning. Theres also bizarre stuff going on with regard to the mortgage market. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 26, 2007 Oct 27, 2008
Oh, and how about those occasional pieces by Maureen Dowd and Paul Krugman. Proof: NCT is liberal. (North County Times)
Gender battle Oct 25, 2008
And as the Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman points out, the average wage for a plumber in Ohio in 2007 was $47,930, not $250,000. The stagnation of incomes during the boom has made many people feel much more vulnerable as the next downturn arrives - and indeed economic confidence is at a record low. (BBC News)
Keynes would not have been surprised Oct 25, 2008
We all hope that the new Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is right that the rescue operations taken in the past couple of weeks may be enough to stem the financial crisis. But the wreckage may be with us for a long time to come. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Heed the advice of The Smartest Man Oct 25, 2008
says: MBA, PhD in finance and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studied under Paul Krugman, who just won the Nobel prize for economics. But this is or at least was the age of finance, and The Smartest Man became a hedge-fund manager, placing money on his views rather than just writing them. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Dear Chairman Greenspan: Remember that cheap money? Oct 24, 2008
Dear Chairman Greenspan: Remember that cheap money. 5:00 PM, October 23, 2008. (Los Angeles Times)
Icelanders use humour to vent spleen at Britain Oct 23, 2008
Mr. Brown has been lauded by Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman as a steady hand in the global financial crisis, but not many in Iceland would agree with that. The country says freezing Landsbanki's assets precipitated a financial meltdown and helped bankrupt its largest bank, Kaupthing, which it says would otherwise have survived. (Globe and Mail -- International)
France's Sarkozy emerging as leading figure Oct 22, 2008
There's been some back and forth between the British and French press over who deserves the lead position in Europe on the credit crisis, Gordon Brown who Nobel laureate Paul Krugman said "saved the world" with his plan or Sarkozy. But the spat doesn't appear to be originating at the top. (Christian Science Monitor)
Don't Laugh at Iceland. Your Country Could Be Next. Oct 21, 2008
In 1998, Paul Krugman compared the. In 2002, Rob Walker took a look at. (Slate)
A laureate who loves to beat around the Bush Oct 20, 2008
Paul Krugman, somewhat less famously, had the departure lounge at Boston's Logan Airport. Long before he became a celebrated columnist for The New York Times, inspiring both adoration and outrage for his withering, relentless critiques of the Bush administration, Mr. Krugman was a frustrated young economist struggling for recognition. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Krugman Proves Keynesianism Isn't Dead After All Oct 20, 2008
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- It's hard to forget the first time I met Paul Krugman. It was in the men's room. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
12th District candidates face off Oct 19, 2008
When this was breaking, I called up (Princeton University economist) Paul Krugman, to drop a name, and (Princeton economist) Alan Blinder and someone I know who was a vice president at Lehman and others to get a sense of what could work. And there was a real variety of opinion and we put together something that will do some good. (NJ.com -- Times)
Dr Brown's treatment was a triumph; sadly, the patient is still ... Oct 19, 2008
However, reports that 'Just Gordon' has been credited by the new Nobel laureate Professor Paul Krugman with having saved the world's financial system are somewhat exaggerated. Just as it may be a little premature to quote William Pitt in this context - 'England has saved herself by her exertions and Europe by her example'- so it is worth noting that Krugman's praise was in the form of a question: thus he wrote, 'Has Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, saved the world financial system. (The Observer)
Republicans run to middle Oct 18, 2008
TheGhostOfRonaldReagan wrote on Oct 15, 2008 8:44 PM:" The muslim world hates us because they think the USA is on holy land in the middle east. If Bush didn't want Woodward quoating him making personnal comments he should have told him so. The issues at stake here is the closed mindedness of people on both aisles of the political runway. The righties want free trade as long as it includes tariffs and tax breaks to U.S. companies exporting U.S. jobs. The lefties want government intervention to... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
* Krugman: pioneering economist and scholar Oct 18, 2008
Since the announcement that Princeton University academic and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman had been awarded the Nobel Prize for economics, he has been widely praised for his efforts in academia, with various publications running articles on his academic achievements and his work as a columnist. Krugman was awarded the prize mainly for opening up new areas of research into international trade theory. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Rage That's Not On Your Front Page Oct 16, 2008
It's a mass movement of GOP crowds "gripped by insane rage," according to newly minted Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman. Too bad they don't give out global awards for the Blindest Eyes in Punditocracy. (Townhall.com)
Maureen Dowd: Hard-boiled eggheads Oct 16, 2008
I'm not sending Paul Krugman Champagne. He won the Nobel prize in economics this week, and while I'm sure that's delightful for him, it has raised the bar to an impossible height for his fellow columnists at The New York Times. (International Herald Tribune)
ABC 2nd Network to Trumpet 106-Year-Old Pro-Obama Nun Oct 16, 2008
" Smith simply laughed at that legitimate criticism of Obama's policies. In contrast, Smith was abundantly respectful to left-wing commentator and economist Paul Krugman, whom he spoke to prior to the Giuliani interview: "Joining us now is Paul Krugman, who was just awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. He's a professor at Princeton University and a columnist and blogger for the New York Times. (MediaResearch.org)
Your say Is Black October a black hole for stocks? Oct 16, 2008
Do a bit of a study on Paul Krugman (awarded the Nobel prize for economics in the last week or so), Nouriel Robini (laughed at for his dire warning in 2006, now considered a prophet), Joseph Stiglitz ... Paul Krugman received the Nobel prize this week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gambling, growth and imagination Oct 15, 2008
Rather than award yet another Nobel Prize to an economist who put bells and whistles on the conventional model (Princeton University Professor Paul Krugman was honored this past weekend ''for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity",) the Swedish Academy should have honored Brenner, who gives us a model that makes sense in the real world of tumult and uncertainty - 2008 should have been Brenner's year, given the cataclysmic breakdown of the conventional model. Only a few... (Asia Times Online)
Uncommon Nobel Oct 15, 2008
This years Nobel Prize for Economics to Paul Krugman achieves the near-impossible: it marks a continuation of past traditions even as it signals a break from them. In keeping with the tradition of the Nobel in economics, which is to award the prize long after the scholastic work, it has been given for work done almost three decades ago in developing new trade theory and new economic geography. (India Times)
Falling gas prices: Where's the outrage? Oct 15, 2008
Some people appear to think that Paul Krugman won for his analysis of "trade patterns and location of economic activity." Since these people would include the Nobel Prize selection committee, I suppose we should believe them. Paul Krugman has always been considered on the short list for a Nobel Prize, although some economists thought he hurt his chances by becoming a prominent political partisan ... In his tenure as New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been a tireless critic of Republican... (Salon)
Obama Econ Plan: Includes Proposal He Previously Called 'Disastrous'... Oct 14, 2008
It was only the few voices (Paul Krugman) who said we were in deep $4. t.. (The Drudge Report)
World governments move to help banks Oct 14, 2008
The moves calmed markets and the new Nobel laureate for economics, Princeton University economist Paul Krugman. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at a joint news conference attended by European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet, European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Jean-Claude Juncker at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Oct. 12. (Globe and Mail)
Christophers for Obama: Buckley and Hitchens Oct 14, 2008
Earlier this year, I wrote in The New York Times--I'm beginning to sound like Paul Krugman, who cannot begin a column without saying, "As I warned the world in my last column..." -- a highly favorable Op-Ed about McCain, taking Rush Limbaugh and the others in the Right Wing Sanhedrin to task for going after McCain for being insufficiently conservative. I don't--still--doubt that McCain's instincts remain fundamentally conservative. (Yahoo News)
Paul Krugman wins Nobel for economics Oct 14, 2008
Dan Deitcha/Monteiro ny, Inc. via Bloomberg News Paul Krugman in in August 2007 ... Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University and an outspoken columnist for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday ... Read more: Links to Paul Krugman's work. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
An 'Ignobel' Prize in Economics Oct 14, 2008
" Believe it or not, these are vacuous statements made by the new winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, Paul Krugman. A professor at Princeton University and a columnist for the New York Times, Krugman is probably the most famous economic commentator since the passing of John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman two years ago. Now that he's won the Nobel Prize, we will never hear of the end of the ranting of this blowhard who calls himself a liberal and progressive. Reactionary might be a... (Human Events Online)
Krugman wins Nobel prize Oct 14, 2008
Critic of US President George Bush, economist Paul Krugman, wins Nobel prize ... Paul Krugman has won the 2008 Nobel Economics Prize. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
U.S. economist Paul Krugman wins Nobel Oct 14, 2008
U.S. economist Paul Krugman wins 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics_English_Xinhua. U.S. economist Paul Krugman wins 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics ... File photo of Paul Krugman of Princeton Univsersity. (Xinhuanet, China)
Economics: Pity The Prize Oct 14, 2008
Economics: In a bit of a surprise, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics. Makes us wonder: Is this another step in the ongoing politicization of a once-prestigious award. (Investors Business Daily)
Seasons change, and so do other things Oct 13, 2008
Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize for Economics. By Bud Wiser. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bush critic Krugman wins 2008 Nobel for economics Oct 13, 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. economist Paul Krugman, a well-known critic of the Bush administration for policies that he argues led to the current financial crisis, won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics on Monday ... U.S. economist Professor Paul Krugman speaks at the one-day conference in Jakarta in this August ... U.S. economist Paul Krugman. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Street Sweeping Oct 11, 2008
As many observers, not least Washington economist Dean Baker and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, have pointed out, this inherently opaque process will open the door to all sorts of mischief. It is easy to imagine perfectly solvent institutions sticking the U.S. taxpayer with dud loans at hugely inflated prices. (The American Conservative)
A Fannie Freddie debate primer Oct 8, 2008
One of the glories of our Internet-mediated information economy is that if we want the version of Paul Krugman's current economic analysis dumbed down for cable news consumption, we can and if we want his thoughts smartened up for those who can handle some math, we can directly from his blog ... " I don't know exactly what kind of portent is conveyed by the Federal Reserve's decision to start following Nouriel Roubini's policy prescriptions, but I sure wouldn't have imagined it likely a year or... (Salon)
Multichannel Newswire Oct 7, 2008
As we're glued to the presidential debates and awaiting the congressional vote on the bailout (coming up in just moments and airing live on MSNBC and Fox right now) NYT's Paul Krugman warns this mor. ADVERTISEMENT. (Multichannel News)
Peeping At a Palin Double Standard Oct 5, 2008
SOURCES: Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes, New York Times article by Jo Becker, Peter S. Goodman and Michael Powell, Sept. 13, 2008; Truthiness Stages a Comeback, by Frank Rich, Sept. 21, 2008, New York Times; Blizzard of Lies, by Paul Krugman, New York Times; My Favorite Veep. by Maureen Dowd, Sept. 10, 2008, New York Times. (Suite101.com)
Test Yourself on Campaign Truths Oct 5, 2008
SOURCES: Truthiness Stages a Comeback, by Frank Rich, Sept. 21, 2008, New York Times; Squad of G.O.P. Aides Prepares Palin for Interviews, by Jim Rutenberg and Monica Davey, New York Times, Sept. 10, 2008; Blizzard of Lies, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, Sept. 11, 2008; My Fair Veep, by Maureen Dowd, Sept. 10, 2008, New York Times. The copyright of the article Test Yourself on Campaign Truths in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
What's so wrong about mass hara-kiri? Oct 3, 2008
" Many firms have excess cash right now (especially with the recession leading them to put investment plans on hold), so it would be perfectly reasonable for them to delay borrowing for a few weeks in the hopes that the markets will settle down and they would be able to borrow at a lower interest rate. In other words, much of the drop shown in the chart is likely just an issue of timing, and not reflecting a lack of availability of credit. How "much of the drop" is just timing, and how much is... (Salon)
George Bush's scary story Sep 25, 2008
I can't improve on Paul Krugman's ... I sure think so, although I also think (Paul Krugman, incidentally, disagrees with me on that last point, although in a blog post today he called my argument. (Salon)
McCain health-care article fuels new clash over economy Sep 23, 2008
The Obama campaign first learned of the McCain article when New York Times columnist Paul Krugman referenced it Friday night on his blog. Since then, officials in the campaign have spread its contents as quickly as possible. (Cincinnati Nation)
Democrats Ignite 1932-Style Campaign Sep 21, 2008
Pinning McCain--the champion of tobacco regulation, higher marginal tax rates, and global-warming regulations--as a laissez-faire cowboy echoes liberal journalists Paul Krugman and Thomas Frank, but it may not stick. Capitol Democratic leaders have called for an "investigation" of Wall Street. (Human Events Online)
Sept. 2008: By 5-to-1 Public Thinks Most Journalists Trying to Elect Obama Sep 12, 2008
The former NBC News reporter doesn't usually get too hyperbolic in his twice-weekly columns, which is why TimesWatch more often cites the spikier leftist columnists like Paul Krugman and Frank Rich -- plus Herbert's soporofic style makes one reluctant to read on ... " What's gotten into the Times' normally mild-mannered, paleo-liberal columnist Bob Herbert? The former NBC News reporter doesn't usually get too hyperbolic in his twice-weekly columns, which is why TimesWatch more often cites the... (MediaResearch.org)
Sex, drugs, corruption and oil Sep 11, 2008
(Thanks to Paul Krugman ). The House bill, the 2005 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, would have created a stronger regulator with new powers to increase capital at Fannie and Freddie, to limit their portfolios and to deal with the possibility of receivership. (Salon)
Egalitarian Conservatism Sep 10, 2008
According to one view popularized by Paul Krugman, the white working class remains Democratic if you ignore the South, a region that the Democrats lost with the passage of civil rights legislation in the 1960s. According to another view popularized by Thomas "What's the Matter With Kansas?" Frank, the Republicans have seized the white middle class nationwide by promoting reactionary values. (Slate)
McCain's Annoying Little Fraud Sep 9, 2008
suggests 1) Paul Krugman was when he glibly asserted the giant government-chartered company had ** and 2) government regulations, which Krugman and others say may also have been at least partly to blame for the risky subprime-loan-backed securities they did purchase ... Curious passage in Paul Krugman's today. (Slate)
Hurricane Ike and Ronald Reagan Sep 9, 2008
This gets to the heart of a distinction made by Paul Krugman in his blog today between Headlines declaring that Fannie and Freddie are being "nationalized" are running summoning up visions of banana republics kicking out Yankee oil companies in the name of the revolution. But what's really happening is that the bastard halfway privatization of Fannie Mae has now been revoked. (Salon)
None of the Above Sep 4, 2008
Freddoso points out that Obama supports ethanol subsidies, a rare policy on which you ll find National Review s editors agreeing with Paul Krugman, the liberal columnist at the New York Times, in opposing the subsidy. In 2007, he secured a $1 million earmark for the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his wife served as vice president and received a pay raise of nearly $200,000 at just the time when Obama became a senator. (The American Conservative)
Protection is a promise that hurts everybody Sep 1, 2008
Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist who writes about "the politics and economics of inequality", hit back with figures on employment showing that job growth was stronger in the US under Democratic presidents John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, than under Republicans Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Dwight Eisenhower and both presidents Bush. One of the issues is that Obama is seen as more likely to take a protectionist stance on international trade. (Business Report, South Africa)
Secret Life of the Presidents Wife Aug 31, 2008
Someone with the courage to speak the truth of reproductive rights and carbon offsets to the power of Karl Rove; a person with the moral stature to say to the leader of the Free World, Bushie, would you take a look at this Paul Krugman column while I rub the back of your neck. Someone very much likein fact, identical tothe intelligent, well-meaning and soft-spoken elementary-school librarian married to George W. Bush, who holds the key to national salvation in her well manicured but... (Newsweek)
DEM-LEFTWING Aug 30, 2008
At the Prospect forum, Paul Krugman, a liberal Princeton economist and New York Times columnist, quipped: "Bob Rubin is no longer a Rubinite.". Or as Bruce Reed, former domestic policy adviser to President Clinton and now president of the Democratic Leadership Council, said at the National Journal forum: "George W. Bush turned everyone into a populist.". (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Convention diary: Day One Aug 26, 2008
There's a lot of variety on display up on the platform, with speakers ranging from old media stalwarts like Jonathan Alter from Newsweek and Paul Krugman of the New York Times to internet upstarts like Markos Moulitsas of the Daily Kos and Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post. We're even graced by the presence of a genuine liberal hero - Ted Sorenson, speechwriter for John F Kennedy. (BBC News)
Dems Rally Against Unions! Aug 26, 2008
" Brutal! Work all your life, become a beloved public figure, go into syndication, then die tragically young--and you get, what, a day? ...Screw that. Mary Battiata, an accidental fan of the Bernie Mac Show, on Huffington Post. ... 12:44 A.M.___________________________ suggests 1) Paul Krugman was when he glibly asserted the giant government-chartered company had ** and 2) government regulations, which Krugman and others say may also have been at least partly to blame for the risky... (Slate)
Things I learned in the news Aug 18, 2008
Paul Krugman weighed in last Sunday and opined that the GOP was "stupid." This is something that even the most ardent supporters of Republicanism already know, but why did Krugman suddenly come to this revelation ... cross1242 wrote on Aug 17, 2008 2:15 PM:" Today, Prof. Clayson denounces the press for its religious reverence to Obama. He then tries to prove it by providing three examples.The first is a column by David Brooks who says that Obama has never been fully engaged with... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Paul Krugman: The great illusion Aug 15, 2008
Published: August 15, 2008. So far, the international economic consequences of the war in the Caucasus have been fairly minor, despite Georgia's role as a major corridor for oil shipments. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Letters to the Editor (Aug. 13) Aug 14, 2008
scott burress wrote on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 AM:" John Brenan would really like a detailed explanation of precisely how George Bush and Dick Cheney have profited from Iraq. Neither the opinion page nor this forum can provide enough space for such a detailed explanation. So, John, go read some books. Here's one (albeit a bit dated) for starters. . .Book: How Much Are You Making on the War Daddy? A Quick and Dirty Guide to War Profiteering in the Bush Administration. Author: William D. Hartung.... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 9. 2008 Aug 10, 2008
Gold Medal wrote on Aug 9, 2008 6:56 AM:A perfect ten for Paul Krugman's "GOP: The Party of Stupid" in today's Opinion section ... Dick Richardson, on the other hand, echos Paul Krugman by pointing out that "Republicans keep pummeling Obama, and then never have to talk about" the many horrible problems our country now faces ... When Paris Hilton becomes more coherent than McCain, you have to wonder if the GOP has become The Party of Stupid, as stated in todays column by economist Paul... (North County Times)
To Your Health Aug 9, 2008
The pithiest overview of the problem is an that Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist and New York Times columnist, wrote in collaboration with his wife, Robin Wells, for the New York Review of Books in 2006, titled "The Health Care Crisis and What To Do About It." Krugman and Wells write in the spirit of economists seeking the most rational and cost-effective solution (as opposed to the most politically salable one). Their conclusionwhich I find bulletproofis that the federal government,... (Slate)
Paul Krugman: Know-nothing politics Aug 8, 2008
Published: August 8, 2008. So the Republican Party has found its issue for the 2008 election. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Dem Platform Should Commit To Real Reform Aug 5, 2008
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman went so far as to suggest after a primary-season review of the Clinton and Obama plans that, "If Mrs. Clinton gets the Democratic nomination, there is some chance -- nobody knows how big -- that we'll get universal health care in the next administration. If Mr. Obama gets the nomination, it just won't happen.". It is unlikely that members of the platform committee will be able to forge a document that gets Obama all the way to where he needs to be on health... (CBS News)
That's the way it was down on the farm Aug 5, 2008
What a sad week not to have columnists Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, Thomas L. Friedman and the thoughts of the whole crew to ponder. Here's a heap of hope that such a situation never arises. (NJ.com -- Times)
A 'Hidden Tax' Of Rules Hits Economy Aug 5, 2008
In June, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman blamed inadequate food regulation for everything from health scares to foreign policy troubles with South Korea. The Republican administration now proposes sweeping new regulation of America's financial sector. (Investors Business Daily)
Edwards: The Agony of the MSM Jul 24, 2008
" If you're providing "needed" capital aren't you thereby enabling the "explosion of high risk lending," as ? Doesn't that leave Krugman--"Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do with the explosion"--looking like he's drunk some kind of Fannie Mae Kool Aid? ...[Thanks to readers R and S] 11:57 P.M. ___________________________Curious passage in Paul Krugman's today:But here's the thing: Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do with the explosion of high-risk lending a few years ago, an explosion that... (Slate)
Could an Obama presidency hurt black... Jul 23, 2008
"Racial polarization used to be a dominating force in our politics, but we're now a different, and better, country," Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist, wrote last month about Obama's political rise. The reaction in the African-American community to Obama's success has also been celebrated with joy. (CNN -- Law)
