Tag: Paul Krugman

  • Politics in the Park

    In a city park, over the weekend, this conversation probably occurred: Geoffery: Did you read that Paul Krugman post?  The one about hypocrisy? Dillon: No!  What did that old miser have to say? Geoffery: He noticed that we seem to have different feelings about our leaders’ indiscretions depending on their political party. Dillon: Can’t be. …

  • What if China fails?

    I was sitting in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago and some book title I can no longer remember caught my eye.  It made me think of this question: what if China fails?  It got me thinking.  What if the Chinese economy collapsed today?  What would it mean for all of us here? This…