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'How Often Do We Get to Read Such a Back and Forth in One Newspaper?'
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.
David Brooks and Paul Krugman Need to Take It Outside
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Paul Krugman Has a Crush on the Women of Arcade Fire
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Paul Krugman Isn't Trying to Start a Twitter War with Tom Friedman
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 Faith in Music Was Restored by Arcade Fire
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.
New Numbers Back Buffett and Krugman in Millionaires Tax Debate
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Paul Krugman Explains Why He Won't Be Visiting Zuccotti Park
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The New York Times columnist ticks off an obscure online community
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