Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better FutureW. W. Norton & Company, 28. jan. 2020 - 464 síður New York Times Bestseller In Arguing with Zombies, Krugman tackles many of these misunderstandings, taking stock of where the United States has come from and where it’s headed in a series of concise, digestible chapters. Drawn mainly from his popular New York Times column, they cover a wide range of issues, organized thematically and framed in the context of a wider debate. Explaining the complexities of health care, housing bubbles, tax reform, Social Security, and so much more with unrivaled clarity and precision, Arguing with Zombies is Krugman at the height of his powers. It is an indispensable guide to two decades’ worth of political and economic discourse in the United States and around the globe, and now includes a preface on "Zombies in the Age of COVID-19." With quick, vivid sketches, Krugman turns his readers into intelligent consumers of the daily news and hands them the keys to unlock the concepts behind the greatest economic policy issues of our time. In doing so, he delivers an instant classic that can serve as a reference point for this and future generations. |
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... Republican view, so simply recognizing reality became seen as a liberal position. Indeed, in some cases even asking certain questions is seen as a partisan act. If you ask what is happening to income inequality, quite a few ...
... Republican Party. There are other zombies, too. If you want a low-tax, low-benefit state, you want to claim that safety-net programs are harmful and unworkable. So a lot of effort goes into insisting that providing universal health ...
... Republican in the White House. In other words, we should be honest about the dishonesty that pervades political debate. Often, the mendacity is the message. Which brings me to my final rule. Don't be afraid to talk about motives: I wish ...
... Republican members of Congress declared that the answer is to create private retirement accounts. It's amazing that they are still peddling this snake oil; it's even more amazing that journalists continue to let them get away with it ...
... Republicans are equally extreme in their own way. And this means that they are always looking for ways to say nice things about Republicans and their policy proposals, no matter how bad those proposals are. That's how Paul Ryan ended up ...
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The Waiting Game | |
Fear Strikes | |
Imaginary Health Care Horrors | |
Three Legs Good No Legs | |
Get Sick Go Bankrupt and | |
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Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future Paul Krugman Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2020 |
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