The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in 'Metcalfe's law'โwhich states that the number of potential connections in a network is proportional to the square of the number of participantsโbecomes apparent: most people have nothing to say to each other! By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet's impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine's.
Paul KrugmanThe fact is that the two years or so after 9/11 were a terrible time in America โ a time of political exploitation and intimidation, culminating in the deliberate misleading of the nation into the invasion of Iraq. Itโs probably worth pointing out that Iโm not saying anything now that I wasnโt saying in real time back then, when Bush had a sky-high approval rating and any criticism was denounced as treason. And thereโs nothing Iโve done in my life of which Iโm more proud.
Paul KrugmanThe problem with digital books is that you can always find what you are looking for but you need to go to a bookstore to find what you weren't looking for.
Paul KrugmanTax cuts were not going to be effective at creating jobs, and the job creation record is lousy.
Paul KrugmanUnder the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.
Paul KrugmanYou know that Republicans will yell about the evils of partisanship whenever anyone tries to make a connection between the rhetoric of Beck, Limbaugh, etc. and the violence I fear weโre going to see in the months and years ahead. But violent acts are what happen when you create a climate of hate. And itโs long past time for the GOPโs leaders to take a stand against the hate-mongers.
Paul Krugman