[I]n America, at least, we have a pretty good record for behaving in a fiscally responsible fashion, with one exception - namely,… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I'm especially baffled by the idea of taking insurance against a U.S. default. If America defaults, we're talking about a chaotic world… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
we should reject the attempt to divert the national conversation away from soaring inequality toward the alleged moral failings of those Americans… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Most people, I suspect, still have in their minds an image of America as the great land of college education, unique in… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
For decades the G.O.P. has won elections by appealing to social and racial divisions, only to turn after each victory to deregulation… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The fact is that the two years or so after 9/11 were a terrible time in America – a time of political… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I know that when I look at today’s Mexicans and Central Americans, they seem to me fundamentally the same as my grandparents… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I think if you're a liberal, you believe that we all are, at least to some extent, our brothers' keepers, you really… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you had to explain America's economic success with one word, that word would be "education".... Until now, the results of educational… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
America's political landscape is infested with many zombie ideas - beliefs about policy that have been repeatedly refuted with evidence and analysis… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
People who are complaining about the Fed are people who've been predicting runaway inflation for five and six years, and it hasn't happened. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Surely I'm not the only person to ask the obvious question: How different, really, is Mr. Madoff's tale from the story of the investment… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
“The Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s….ten years from now, the phrase “information economy” will sound silly.… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says stupid things,… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
It’s not about the budget; it’s about the power...So will the attack on unions succeed? I don’t know. But anyone who cares about retaining… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image