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...beginning in mid-April, replacing conservative writer William Kristol ’73. Douthat—a senior editor at The Atlantic who has already authored two books—will become the Times’ youngest columnist, writing online and blogging before appearing in print opposite liberal Paul Krugman. “We were looking for a conservative writer,” said New York Times editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal. “He has a fresh perspective, and writes from a clear philosophical and ideological point of view. He can be critical of Republican policies...
Bank nationalization is the phrase on everyone's lips at the moment - with Alan Greenspan, Chris Dodd and Paul Krugman among the leading lights of the unlikely coalition in favor of it, and members of the Obama Administration repeatedly denying that it's in their plans. It's a misleading debate, though, given that the U.S. banking system was effectively nationalized on Oct. 13, when then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called the heads of the country's nine biggest banks into his office and told them they couldn't leave the room before agreeing to sell shares to the government...
...plan’s failure to answer these questions is not merely a matter of benign vagueness, which Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has called “no harm, no foul.” It is rather a watershed moment that could determine the future of this potential public-private relationship as the United States continues to grapple with recession. Like Harrison’s hasty actions in March 1933, Geithner’s imprecision risks alienating those with whom he hopes to partner...
...Krugman has the wrong idea with respect to the domestic economy,” he said. “Krugman disagrees with Obama and advocates a larger stimulus package, so he is in effect going against the popular opinion...
...Paul Krugman exemplifies the best of the liberal economic tradition,” he said. “Even if you disagree with him, you can never doubt that his arguments are based on solid logic and verifiable facts...