Paul Krugman goes off the rails

Published August 6, 2019 3:19pm ET



Paul Krugman has lost it.

Yes, the Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist has been declining toward hackery and absurdity for years, between his notorious pronunciation that the internet would have no impact on the economy, his promise that markets would “never recover” if President Trump won election, and his blog post blaming Sarah Palin for the attempted assassination of a Democratic congresswoman. Nonetheless, many on the Left have continued to view Krugman as a legitimate writer and thinker. But after his latest insanity, even liberals might stop taking him seriously.

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