Breitbart's "Big Journalism" website trumpeted a story it picked up about Paul Krugman filing for bankruptcy. It would have been quite a story — were it not more satire from the site that Breitbart loves watching other outlets fall for.
If you missed Politico's rundown of online reaction to the made-for-TV debate between Nobel-prize-winner Paul Krugman and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, it starts with a simple question, "Did Joe Scarborough trounce Paul Krugman on Monday night?" The unhelpful verdict: Both sides won and lost.
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After (semi) apologizing to Nate Silver for doubting his spot-on statistical insights into the 2012 presidential election, Joe Scarborough's gut instinct is now telling him to go after another guy who knows his data: Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
Stewart did not like being called "lazy" by the gray-bearded übermensch, and said so last night on The Daily Show, unicorns and all:
Much to the disappointment of liberal fans from Hollywood to Europe — and the instant ire of conservatives everywhere — the Times columnist has officially announced he's not up for replacing Timothy Geithner.
IMF head Christine Lagarde thinks this fiscal cliff thing is a pretty big deal; Tom Coburn thinks the Republicans should just give up already and let tax rates go up for the rich.
John Cassidy on austerity, Paul Krugman on the job crises, Shashank Joshi on Syria, Jamelle Bouie on Bobby Jindal, and Glen Weldon on Bazooka Joe.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Mitt Romney sat down for a big interview with David Gregory for NBC's Meet the Press. Rather than stick to our usual format, we're highlighting the key things he said on specific issues. Take it away, Mitt.
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A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Paul Krugman is pretty much done picking on Niall Ferguson for his widely-criticized takedown of President Obama and is moving on to Ferguson's publisher Newsweek.
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All it took was a 70-word blog post and now Paul Krugman is a symbol of Western condescension toward the people of Estonia.
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Paul Krugman didn't call out colleague Andrew Ross Sorkin by name, but when the Nobel prize winning economist and New York Times columnist dismissed a group of CNBC interviewers as having "zombie ideas" in his blog Wednesday, that group included Sorkin.
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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.
A Romney campaign advisor says the former Governor supports the Paul Ryan budget; Ohio Governor John Kasich is scared unemployment in his state will rise; Krugman and Will make the case for Wisconsin.
Americans Elect announced that they officially won't be fielding a third party presidential candidate after all, the group said in a statement Thursday.
The New York Times opinion page is undergoing what appears to be a period of diplomatic détente.
When The Atlantic Wire's John Hudson suggested that New York Times columnists David Brooks and Paul Krugman should settle their apparently simmering dispute once and for all, one commenter disagreed.
Enough is enough: It's time to settle the passive aggressive fight between New York Times columnists Paul Krugman and David Brooks once and for all.
Juan Williams on Condoleezza Rice, Bill Keller on North Korea, Shikha Dalmia on big government conservatives, Paul Krugman on youth unemployment, George Will on LBJ.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman may not want to call out David Brooks by name, but that won't stop him from tearing down his latest ideas in a thinly-veiled rebuttal.
Paul Krugman was loyal to the Beatles and Fleetwood Mac until 2010, when he discovered Arcade Fire. He's remained loyal to Arcade Fire ever since.
Twitter sort of exploded on Friday when a tweet purportedly from New York Times columnist Paul Krugman suggesting that his paper drop fellow columnist Thomas Friedman. It turned out to be a fake, and the real Krugman isn't happy about the Twitter shenanigans.
Paul Krugman's views on economics may be entrenched for life but he's still prone to epiphany when it comes to indie rock music.
According to the Congressional Research Service, 25 percent of millionaires break the "Buffett rule"
The New York Times columnist praises Occupy Wall Street protesters, but won't be joining them
The wire service fights back against the economist's criticisms
A Paul Krugman blog post appears to have been the final straw
The New York Times columnist ticks off an obscure online community
On Russia's political future, Internet-fueled narcissism, and the true cost of Medicare
A new study shows pundits are only right about half the time
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