All it took was a 70-word blog post and now Paul Krugman is a symbol of Western condescension toward the people of Estonia.
We were entertained by the President of Estonia's somewhat overwrought reaction last week to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's mild estimation of Estonia's economic recovery, but now it just seems like Krugman is baiting the excitable Toomas Hendrik IIves.
Being president of Estonia must not be all that taxing. How else can you explain the amount of free time Toomas Hendrik Ilves apparently has to noodle around with Twitter and talk to reporters?
The president of Estonia is none too pleased with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and is venting his transnational rage on Twitter.
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