Paul Krugman is an Economist?

Paul Krugman, an economist...kind of

You may or may not be familiar with the name Paul Krugman.   He writes a blog in the NY Times.  People consider him an economist.  In fact, some people consider Mr. Krugman to be a good economist.  He was given the Nobel Prize in economics. Here’s the thing. Paul Krugman very rarely gets anything right when it comes to the [...]

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Street Smart Economic Indicator: The Classified Ads

The Paul Krugmans and Ben Bernankes of the world throw around a lot of fancy economic gobbledygook to keep the public off balance.  It’s a lot a scholarly sounding stuff.  So, the general public thinks issues relating to the economy are just too complicated or sophisticated for them to understand.  That’s exactly what they would like you to believe. These [...]

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Robert Murphy Challenges Paul Krugman to Economics Debate. Why Won’t Krugman Accept?

Paul Krugman, Laureate of the Sveriges Riksban...

Robert Murphy, and Austrian economist from the Ludwig von Mises Institute, has challenged Keynesian economist and writer for NY Times, Paul Krugman , to a debate in economics. In fact, Mr. Murphy’s challenge may end up raising a lot of money for a good cause. Of course, that will all depend on Krugman’s answer to the debate challenge. Robert  Murphy [...]

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Voodoo & Bad Medicine From Paul Krugman

English: "Paul Krugman lectured on "...

Here is a quote from Paul Krugman, Keynesian economist and contributor to the New York Times. Republicans are feeling good about the midterms — so good that they’ve started saying what they really think. This week the party’s Senate leadership stopped pretending that it cares about deficits, stating explicitly that while we can’t afford to aid the unemployed or prevent [...]

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Krugman & Obama Wrong, Schiff & Austrian School Right

PRINCETON, NJ - OCTOBER 13:  Princeton Profess...

Paul Krugman, despite his Nobel prize in economics, has used his Keynesian philosophy to inaccurately predict trends or diagnose the economic problems. His prescriptions for economic cures have proven to be poison.  (Image by Getty Images via Daylife) Some people may have seen the youtube video showing Peter Schiff predicting the economic crisis in detail while mainstream media talking heads [...]

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