I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction.
Paul KrugmanSocial Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k).
Paul KrugmanCan we break the machine that is imposing right-wing radicalism on the United States? The scariest part is that the media is part of that machine.
Paul KrugmanWhen stock prices are rising, it's called ''momentum investing''; when they are falling, it's called ''panic.''
Paul KrugmanUnsustainable situations usually go on longer than most economists think possible. But they always end, and when they do, it's often painful.
Paul KrugmanThe 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 Krugman