America, the Inessential Nation
It turns out that Trump doesn’t have the cards
Recent essays
30 of 180Illegal Tariffs, Round 3
Another failing war Trump won’t end
Trump Has Given Up
No longer interested in governing, he is filled with rage and obsessed with revenge
Stop Your Chirping!
Trump is bored and wants everyone to leave him alone
Pogroms, American Style
The Trump administration’s attack on immigrants isn’t about rule of law, crime or jobs. It’s racism and sadism all the way down
Learning from a Mentally Ill President
We need to deal with the powers and system that put him in power and keep him there
The New Inequality
Goodbye, returns to education. Hello, concentrated ownership of capital
Europe Versus America: A Response to the Critics
The puzzle is real, even if you don’t like my explanation
How to Win a Trade War
Tariffs and export controls and China shocks, oh my
Who’s Deranged, Exactly?
Of partisanship and economic sentiment
Unlocked Repost: Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II
How we got to Obamacare
Texas’s Senate Race Will Be a Referendum On Healthcare
How many of the state’s voters prefer cruelty to prosperity?
The Dumpster Fire of the Vanities
America descends into a flattery-failure doom loop
Donald Trump’s Ego-Driven “Excursion” Has Crashed Into Reality
Trump lost his war, bigly. Why?
Curing US Healthcare, Part III: The Future
What reform could look like
Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
A recording from Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson's live video
A Whiff of Stagflation
Consumer confidence hits a new low — but that's not the number that should worry you
Bezos, Backlash and Zombies
What we can learn from an unintentionally revealing interview
Challenging the Narrative of European Decline: Revised, Free Repost
I do not think that word “productivity” means what people think it means
From Dropping Bombs to Dropping Bonds
The economic costs of the Iran debacle keep rising
The Looting of America
MAGA corruption reaches the point of no return
Europe Versus America: A Wonkish Data Follow-up
More numbers, same story
A Tale of Thucydides
China shouldn’t worry — Trump is too weak and unfocused to be a threat
Challenging the Narrative of European Decline, Continued
I do not think that word “productivity” means what people think it means
G. Elliott Morris on Vibes and the Midterms
The political scene after redistricting
My President Went to China, and All I Got Was Even More Expensive Gasoline
Higher oil exports hurt most Americans
Why Did Trump Take Elon Musk to China?
Corruption pervades everything this administration does
A Failing, Flailing President Supplicates Xi
Why China has contempt for Donald Trump
The Apotheosis of Willful Ignorance
All of this was predictable and predicted
What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are?
Life is about more than GDP