Why are Republicans turning against higher education"? Ignorance Is Strength, Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in our support for education.... But now one of our two major political...
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When Republicans talk about reducing the size of government, what does that really mean?: We Don’t Need No Education, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Hope springs eternal. For a few hours I was ready to applaud Mitt Romney fo... Read Post
Mark Thoma sends us to Paul Krugman: >Paul Krugman: The Mellon Doctrine: Republicans think that the solution to unemployment is more unemployment: >>The Mellon Doctrine, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: “Liquidate labor, liqui... Read Post
The GOP's willful ignorance and anti-intellectualism is getting worse: Republicans Against Science, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Jon Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor and ambassador to China, isn’t a serious contender f... Read Post