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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
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The Beclowning of Scott Bessent
Another Trump enabler pays the price
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
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I Approve of Trump’s Ad
No, I haven’t lost my mind
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
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Booms, Bombs and Bonds: Interest Rates, Part I
What’s driving interest rates higher?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
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Another Day Off
Priorities
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
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Two Screenshots, Minutes Apart
Just FYI
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
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Day Off
Life has intruded
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
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Donald the Deadbeat Does Diesel
Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
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It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
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Will Crypto Crash the Blue Wave?
AI gets the attention, but the Big Scam is still spending big
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
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Of Donald and Diesel
Never mind crude oil; distillates are the problem now
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
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Why Does Everyone Hate Trump’s Tariffs?
The surprising political failure of protectionism
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
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Economic Size and Economic Power
My talk at the European Central Bank
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
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Fear Strikes Out
But the hatred remains
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
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Fuels and our Money
Testing resilience
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
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Watch Me Live (Or probably not)
But anyway, live streamed from link below
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
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Conferencing, Day 1
Normal service resumes Friday
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 15/09/2026
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Why Is Trump Still Boosting AI?
Because it’s the only thing he has left
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 14/09/2026
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The MAGA Plot(s) to Destroy Humanity
On AI and climate, it’s the same story of mass destruction
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
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Trade, Peace and War
Welcome to the dark side of globalization
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 12/09/2026
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Henry Farrell and Abe Newman on Weaponized Interdependence
SWIFT, the Strait, and a world of economic confrontation
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
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The Long Decline of America
It began decades before Trump
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
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Bessent and the Bonds
Big talk, but he carries a very small stick
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 09/09/2026
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Adding Injury to Insult, Canada Edition
This idiotic trade war will hurt more than people realize
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 08/09/2026
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Where’s the Beef (Coming From)?
Meat and freedom!
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 07/09/2026
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Neo-Nazis and the Impotence of Trumponomics
Crude economics doesn’t explain what just happened
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 06/09/2026
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Weaponized Interdependence
Who has the power in a trading world?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
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Day Off
Recharging for a bit
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 04/09/2026
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Ingots We No Longer Trust
America’s word is as good as gold — that is, unreliable
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
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Imperialist Delusions and the Price of Fuel
Trump and Bessent tried to betray Ukraine. Now they don’t have any cards.
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
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The Hits Keep Coming
How much chaos can the economy take?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
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The Plot to Steal Venezuela’s Oil
A scam that is both vile and deeply stupid
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
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From Kakistocracy to Cheatistocracy
Rewarding the most dishonest
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 30/08/2026
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Oligarchy and the Great Evasion
The tax gap: What it is and why it matters
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 29/08/2026
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Talking Interest Rates with Ricardo Caballero
Are U.S. bonds still the ultimate safe asset?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
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Make Geography Great Again
What’s in a name?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
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Biden Derangement Syndrome
Even the Trump sycophants realize that they’re in big trouble
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
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Der Untergang
How badly will Trump punish America?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
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Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front
The D in Bessent’s “D-Day” stands for Dud
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 24/08/2026
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The Moose That Roared
Why Trump will lose his war with Canada
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 23/08/2026
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Debt and Tax Cuts
How did U.S. debt get so big? The answer may surprise you
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 22/08/2026
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Jared Bernstein on Debt (Reposted with better transcript)
How worried should we be?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
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Defending the Bonds
I am reporting for duty
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
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Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market
What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can’t even manipulate the 30-year?
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 20/08/2026
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The Case Against Bond Market Panic
Don’t let the Very Serious People undermine a progressive agenda — again
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 19/08/2026
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What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?
Interest rates are up — but don’t panic
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 18/08/2026
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A New Level of Trumpian Evil
North Korea is the worst government on Earth; Trump prefers it to the prosperous democracy next door
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 17/08/2026
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The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Why Trump is eviscerating the military
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
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Demography, Deportations and the Trump Stall
Why the American jobs machine is sputtering
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 15/08/2026
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Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Democracy
What tax history teaches us about this dire moment
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Paul Krugman | Substack [Unofficial] @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy · 14/08/2026
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The Case for a Medicare Buy-In Option
Mandates vs options: The good, the bad, and the feasible
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