Paul Krugman

his famous text, “The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold?” On the other hand, Paul Krugman describes how the American Dream is dead from inequality in his famous work, “Confronting Inequality.” However, they’re views aren’t fully opposite.…

Paul Krugman’s “Ricardo’s Difficult Idea” is a play on that of a book by the philosopher Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life. This book is an examination of the reasons why so many scholars remain unfavorable to the idea of evolution through natural selection. The idea that seems simple to those who understand it, but scholars somehow manage to get confused. The book explains the idea of comparative advantage, meaning a trade between two countries that…

seen as better than the rest of us? Paul Krugman suggests, “…aside from shouts of ‘class warfare!’ whenever such questions are raised, the usual answer is that the super-elite are ‘job creators’- that is, that they make a special contribution to the economy” (para 8). Krugman,…

The bipartisan push for health care in America posits the current Administration to address this matter without a complete dismantlement of the current system. According to, What’s Next for Progressives by Paul Krugman, the Dutch have constructed a universal healthcare system that requires citizens to purchase coverage from regulated insurance providers, yet there are subsidies to assist with purchasing health care; in understanding this, the Affordable Care Act (A.C.A.) if done in a…

Both Paul Krugman and Robert H. Frank have written very informative pieces about the problem of economic inequality in the United States. In Robert H. Frank’s essay, Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore, he explains that the United States got to this point of income inequality through years of economic stagnation caused by policies that favor the rich, and discusses the harmful effects of this phenomena. In Paul Krugman’s writing, he too says that income inequality is a problem caused by…

In the videos, “End this depression now”, part one, and, “End this Depression Now “, part two, Paul Krugman talks about the problems we face in today 's world, things that affect us or help us stay out of a depression. Honestly I am a bit surprised to hear that even though we have been out of a recession that ended in 2009, the United States still faces problem like being unemployed for more than one year, and for those who graduate, finding a job has not been easy. The reason I am surprised…

Most people in the United States believe that one of the major problems in America is inequality. Paul Krugman, the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics and the author of “Confronting Inequality” believes that as well. He states “The lack of clear economic progress for lower- and middle-income families in itself is an important reason to seek an equal distribution of income” (561). Krugman states that he believes that the rich keep getting richer and the poor are getting poorer is…

I believe inequalities shouldn’t exist in today’s society, especially those along the lines of race and economic value. Author Paul Krugman of “We Are the 99.9 Percent” believes the middle class and super-elite divide is a problem. The author states “so should the 99.9 percent hate the 0.1 percent? No...But they should ignore all the propaganda about ‘job creators’ and demand that…

In his opinion piece for the New York Times, “Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty”, economist, Paul Krugman employs the recent discovery that Trump’s Attorney General was lying in order to shed light on the lies and corruption that have become prevalent since Trump’s inauguration. Although Krugman feels somewhat defeated by the lack of control that the people have over the current political situation he still keeps some of the same outrage he presented in “The Uses of Outrage” to again argue that…

Augustine is more concerned with the ideal state achieving those ends. The means of achieving those ends are not as important. A monarchy would be the preferable style of government. Augustine does not disapprove of democracy or aristocracy. A monarchy most resembles the relationship people have with God. A monarch is single ruler with great prestige and importance, that similar to how the church teaches about God. It would help with state legitimacy and reinforce the idea of God's role in…