Ranked #1
Ep. 215 Don't Worry About the Deficit!
Ep. 215 Don't Worry About the Deficit!
That's Krugman's message now. Interestingly, back in 2003 the very indicators he's now using to tell us not to worry wer... Read more
19 Jan 2020
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36mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 6 Enough About Denmark Already: Here's What Krugman and Sanders Left Out
Ep. 6 Enough About Denmark Already: Here's What Krugman and Sanders Left Out
Is Denmark a good model for the United States? Krugman thinks so, and claims the large welfare state there, combined wit... Read more
23 Oct 2015
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40mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 136 You Hate Schoolteachers, and Education, and Knowledge
Ep. 136 You Hate Schoolteachers, and Education, and Knowledge
Are Republicans at war with schoolteachers? Krugman thinks so: their state-level tax cuts have wrought havoc on educatio... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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38mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 137 Is Taxation Theft? Not If You're Not Entitled to Your Paycheck in the First Place, Says Philosopher
Ep. 137 Is Taxation Theft? Not If You're Not Entitled to Your Paycheck in the First Place, Says Philosopher
Philip Goff argues that libertarians make a variety of unsupported and unsupportable assumptions when they claim that ta... Read more
7 May 2018
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40mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 134 Liberals Are Honest, Aren't Bootlickers, and Admit Their Mistakes, Unlike Krugman's Stupid and Evil Enemies
Ep. 134 Liberals Are Honest, Aren't Bootlickers, and Admit Their Mistakes, Unlike Krugman's Stupid and Evil Enemies
In this column Krugman suggests that the decline in the moral and scholarly rigor of conservative intellectuals has to d... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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48mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 150 We Need the State to Protect Workers
Ep. 150 We Need the State to Protect Workers
There's been plenty of discussion of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, says Krugman, but it's been focused mainly o... Read more
4 Aug 2018
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38mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 144 How to Answer Climate Alarmists? Read Their Own Reports
Ep. 144 How to Answer Climate Alarmists? Read Their Own Reports
In this episode, Bob flies solo and fields another Contra Cruiser request. Specifically, he explains the standard Austri... Read more
23 Jun 2018
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48mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 147 Krugman Hearts Democratic Socialists; We Don't
Ep. 147 Krugman Hearts Democratic Socialists; We Don't
During the 2016 campaign Krugman was critical of Bernie Sanders, but all of a sudden he can't see anything wrong with "r... Read more
15 Jul 2018
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32mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 149 How to Unwind the Welfare State
Ep. 149 How to Unwind the Welfare State
Krugman is on vacation this week, so we take a topic suggestion from someone who's joining us on this year's Contra Crui... Read more
30 Jul 2018
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39mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 148 LIVE FROM MISES U: Why Does Austrian Economics Matter to the Average Person?
Ep. 148 LIVE FROM MISES U: Why Does Austrian Economics Matter to the Average Person?
We recorded this episode before a live audience at the Mises Institute's Mises University summer program. What a blast! ... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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39mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 138 The War on Dissidents, Which Krugman Pretends Not to See
Ep. 138 The War on Dissidents, Which Krugman Pretends Not to See
Krugman makes fun of the idea that conservatives and libertarians are treated particularly unfairly. Why, people critici... Read more
13 May 2018
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50mins
Ranked #12
Ep. 41 Brexit and Liberty: Krugman Wrong Again
Ep. 41 Brexit and Liberty: Krugman Wrong Again
Krugman urges the British to remain in the European Union, and thinks free-market arguments against it are mere fantasy.... Read more
21 Jun 2016
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38mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 10 Terrorism Creates Jobs
Ep. 10 Terrorism Creates Jobs
Krugman's commentary on the Paris attacks is partly correct, with the usual nonsense thrown in. Even better his is blog ... Read more
21 Nov 2015
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45mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 60 Krugman Copes With Trump: Special Guest David Stockman
Ep. 60 Krugman Copes With Trump: Special Guest David Stockman
Even though Donald Trump supports massive infrastructure spending financed by debt in order to put people to work (sound... Read more
13 Nov 2016
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42mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 177 Semi-Sensible Krugman vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
Ep. 177 Semi-Sensible Krugman vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is picking up steam (thanks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders), to the point t... Read more
23 Feb 2019
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41mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 9 Is Conservative Rhetoric Making White Men Kill Themselves? Krugman Thinks So
Ep. 9 Is Conservative Rhetoric Making White Men Kill Themselves? Krugman Thinks So
On the one hand, Krugman says we really don't know why mortality rates for middle-aged white men have been on the rise. ... Read more
14 Nov 2015
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31mins
Ranked #17
Ep. 145 The Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party
Ep. 145 The Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus held a special event last weekend during the Libertarian Party's national conventio... Read more
3 Jul 2018
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36mins
Ranked #18
Ep. 210 Elizabeth Warren's Fiscal Fantasies
Ep. 210 Elizabeth Warren's Fiscal Fantasies
Krugman is impressed by the detail and alleged seriousness of Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All plan and how it will b... Read more
9 Nov 2019
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32mins
Ranked #19
Ep. 143 Here's What Krugman Did to Win the Nobel Prize
Ep. 143 Here's What Krugman Did to Win the Nobel Prize
We get this question all the time: what did Krugman win it for, and can you explain it in an episode? It involves trade,... Read more
16 Jun 2018
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33mins
Ranked #20
Ep. 176 Trump vs. Socialism?
Ep. 176 Trump vs. Socialism?
Socialism isn't all that radical, insists Krugman. Plus: virtually all people who call themselves socialists just want t... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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48mins