Contra Krugman

Ep. 225 The Final Episode

On this final episode of Contra Krugman after nearly five years, we analyze Krugman's horrified...

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Ep. 224 Krugman Bravely Comes Out Against Killing Workers

With his usual magnanimity, Krugman declares that the epidemiologists have been completely...

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Ep. 223 Krugman Unwittingly Agrees the Fed Has Driven Stock Market Since 2007

In his attempt to praise Powell and criticize Trump, Krugman admits that the "real economy" is in...

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Ep. 222 Why Won't We Listen to the Experts?

Krugman is unhappy that the "right wing" is more apt to listen to people he considers quacks than...

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Ep. 221 The Destructive Coronavirus Response, Cheered by Krugman

Guest co-host Richard Ebeling -- who was one of Bob's own economics professors -- joins me to...

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Ep. 220 Coronavirus Economics

This episode delves into all the key questions surrounding the economics of the coronavirus...

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Ep. 219 Krugman Wants Perpetual Deficits

In a perhaps surprising move for someone who said "deficits matter again" upon Trump's election,...

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Ep. 218 We Need Financial Regulation, Says Krugman

What really matters, says Krugman, is financial regulation. And only Elizabeth Warren can...

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Ep. 217 Do Deficits Help Depressed Economies?

Krugman complains that during the Obama years, when deficit spending was desperately needed,...

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Ep. 216 Krugman Hearts Greta Thunberg

Krugman says Greta Thunberg is closer the economics mainstream than are her critics. Quite a few...

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Ep. 215 Don't Worry About the Deficit!

That's Krugman's message now. Interestingly, back in 2003 the very indicators he's now using to...

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Ep. 214 Austerity Is Just What the World's Economies Needed

Krugman blames the "austerity" that began a decade ago for ensuing economic ills and political...

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Ep. 213 Trump's Tariff War a Flop?

Although details are still emerging, a deal has evidently been reached between China and the...

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Ep. 212 Trump, Crony Capitalism, and Impeachment

We discuss the impeachment, Krugman's selective praise for whistleblowers, and what the correct...

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Ep. 211 LIVE FROM VIENNA: Is Europe an Example for the U.S.?

We recorded this episode before a live audience at -- of all places -- the Austrian central bank...

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Ep. 210 Elizabeth Warren's Fiscal Fantasies

Krugman is impressed by the detail and alleged seriousness of Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All...

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Ep. 209 Robots Aren't the Problem

Krugman criticizes Democrats who think automation is behind American job losses. But just when...

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Ep. 208 Debt Is Money We Owe to Ourselves, Idiot!

We got a lot of requests for an episode on debt after Krugman tweeted that "debt is money we owe...

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Ep. 207 Krugman Embraces Warren, Discards Economics

Historian and podcast host Brion McClanahan joins Bob to discuss Krugman's defense of Elizabeth...

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Ep. 206 Are You Deranged for Opposing Regulation?

Krugman says people on the political right get inordinately worked up over minor regulations that...

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