Zipf’s law drives anyone who thinks too much about it into gibbering madness

When the Hegemon Goes Rogue: How to Adapt to Washington's Belligerent Foreign Policy YouTube video by Georgetown Americas Institute

Check out the conversation Alejandro Werner from Georgetown and I had with the great Paul Krugman, about what to expect when the global hegemon, main architect and guarantor of the postwar world order, goes rogue and starts tearing it apart.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qBp...

So, I almost never use dictation software. But I was in a mood today and tried for bit. “Strait of Hormuz” came out “street of hormones,” which kind of makes sense …

Assume we have a strait opener

Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality: Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman in Conversation YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center

ICYMI, watch our recent conversation between Lina Khan & @pkrugman.bsky.social - now on YouTube! Enjoy a fascinating discussion: youtu.be/Kv6ACS3a5_0 Presented with @stone-lis.bsky.social #affordability

💬 “All of this attempt to serve affordability…”

What does that actually look like in NYC?
Paul Krugman and Lina M. Khan unpack the real impact on workers and businesses.
@pkrugman.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
youtu.be/Kv6ACS3a5_0?...

New York is not terrible www.threepennyreview.com/krugman-on-n...

Trying link again:

www.threepennyreview.com/krugman-on-n...

OT: A few months ago the Threepenny Review asked me (along with others) to write a short essay on living in New York. It’s up now: threepennyreview.com/kr…

But one passage I was pleased with reads a bit differently than when I wrote it:

Phillips P. OBrien (@phillipspobrien) Hi all, @Paul Krugman and I did a podcast on the Trump Administration and what might be happening in the bombing of Iran. Not the most uplifting of talks, but you might find it interesting.

Hi all, Paul Krugman and I did a podcast on the Trump Administration and what might be happening in the bombing of Iran. Not the most uplifting of talks, but you might find it interesting. substack.com/@phillipspob...

Energy Policy | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Prof. @pkrugman.bsky.social and historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social joined forces today by launching "Lunch Money,” a new monthly conversation series about how money shapes our politics www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vc...

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Last night we welcomed Lina M. Khan, former FTC Chair, for an enlightening conversation with our own Paul Krugman, research professor in economics. Video of “Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality” coming soon! Presented with @stone-lis.bsky.social (Photos: Matt Harvey)

Trump’s declaration that he expects UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER from Iran does not seem to be calming markets

Where's My Golden Age? YouTube video by Paul Krugman

Remember all those boasts about jobs and gasoline prices in the State of the Union? www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Zv...

excellent deep dive into all of the ways that the Trump administration has used the federal budget to keep punishing critics and trying to bend them to his will. FWIW, this is precisely how Viktor Orban crushed the opposition in Hungary 15 years ago. The national budget is a powerful weapon.

ONE BILLION DOLLARS YouTube video by Paul Krugman

Attacking Iran versus defending Ukraine www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lng...

Many people talking about how gasoline prices at the pump have already jumped. But what should really terrify Republicans is RBOB — the futures price on wholesale gasoline. This is up 75 cents a gallon since its low earlier this year.

If affordability is a political issue, who’s really responsible?

Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman discuss monopoly power, antitrust, and inequality at Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality. @pkrugman.bsky.social

March 9, 2026 | 6:30 PM

🔗 www.gc.cuny.edu/events/affor...

Join us!

Dear markets, what did you expect? YouTube video by Paul Krugman

Surprise: War in the middle of the world’s most important oil-producing region has consequences www.youtube.com/watch?v=55pk...

Trump just held a press conference about war with Iran, and spent much of it talking about drapes and his ballroom. I guess those are the drapes of wrath???

Claude at war YouTube video by Paul Krugman

About Anthropic, Iran, and dumbing down www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjUo...

The Economics of Technological Change What history and models can (and can’t) tell us about AI

@pkrugman.bsky.social at his most trenchant. The Economics of Technological Change: What history and models can (and can’t) tell us about AI open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Now that the Supremes have humiliated Trump, it’s time to invade the Falkland Islands, I mean, bomb Iran.

no news is bad news YouTube video by Paul Krugman

Larry Ellison is buying CNN. That’s a disaster www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEwy...

No check in the mail YouTube video by Paul Krugman

New video on why you won’t receive a tariff check www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDA...

Europe v America: Who’s Really Winning? A wonkish but important discussion

About growth in Europe and the US; it’s not the story you’ve heard open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

We’re pleased to announce a $10 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, which supports the work of @stone-lis.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/10-mill... @cuny.edu

Attack of the Zombie Tariffs A brain is a terrible thing to have eaten

Trump loves tariffs but the economy doesn't paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-...

So what is a balance of payments deficit, anyway? YouTube video by Paul Krugman

What is a balance-of-payments deficit? I should know, but I don't. Nobody does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY6d...

Trump loses his tariff power YouTube video by Paul Krugman

An update: We're now starting to see how much Trump lost with the tariff ruling www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0K...