I used to have a subscription to the NYTimes, which I eventually outgrew a couple years ago.
I will say that there are few columnists in the paper that I agreed with as regularly as Paul Krugman. He’s kind of a rare creature, I think. Most people wildly over-estimate their own empiricism, but Krugman seems like the outlier who really does look at math and then say, “Hmm… it looks like the data says this thing I taught to hate is effective at fulfilling my goals. I guess I support that now.” And he’s never been a radical, which I think gives him credibility.
So good for him. I’m glad he’s out there, like Casandra, calmly explaining with a chalkboard to mainstream centrists why bringing a giant wooden horse gifted by your enemies into your guarded city is very unwise. I hope it breaks through from some people.
That was a good article. I meant “still” in the sense that it shouldn’t just be an opinion. They should have given him the front page. At some point, decorum and norms have to give way to the emergency we’re experiencing. He’s respected, so maybe he can make a difference.
I used to have a subscription to the NYTimes, which I eventually outgrew a couple years ago.
I will say that there are few columnists in the paper that I agreed with as regularly as Paul Krugman. He’s kind of a rare creature, I think. Most people wildly over-estimate their own empiricism, but Krugman seems like the outlier who really does look at math and then say, “Hmm… it looks like the data says this thing I taught to hate is effective at fulfilling my goals. I guess I support that now.” And he’s never been a radical, which I think gives him credibility.
So good for him. I’m glad he’s out there, like Casandra, calmly explaining with a chalkboard to mainstream centrists why bringing a giant wooden horse gifted by your enemies into your guarded city is very unwise. I hope it breaks through from some people.
That was a good article. I meant “still” in the sense that it shouldn’t just be an opinion. They should have given him the front page. At some point, decorum and norms have to give way to the emergency we’re experiencing. He’s respected, so maybe he can make a difference.