Paul Krugman Analysis
Paul Robin Krugman, a columnist for the New York Times, is an economist and a Professor at Princeton University. He has won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, is known for his work on international economics, and is ranked as one of the most influential academic thinkers in the US. He has published over 200 articles and written 20 books professionally, and has written over 750 columns for the New York Times, Slate, and Fortune. As is reflected on his writings, and as stated by himself, he is a liberal. Krugman graduated from Yale in 1974 with a BA in economics and acquired a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977. He has taught at MIT, Yale, Stanford, London School of Economics, and Princeton.
In his columns, Paul Krugman usually speaks about political events and policies, with a general caustic tone that helps to support his opinions. His political views are also very obvious to the reader since he clearly calls out Republicans for many things they do wrong, yet rarely mentions anything wrong with the Democratic Party. It is easy to deduce that he wants to help those that are less fortunate than him, as well as add new policies to make the lives of everyone better, and he is doing so by writing to almost persuade readers into his point of view. Krugman also sees politics as something that can be changed and influenced with ideas, stating that “Ideas do matter” in both “The Punishment Cure” (p1) and “Obama Gets Real” (p2). While it may not be something that occurs overnight, the ideas created and shared by people can eventually create huge changes in the world.
With an extensive use of rhetorical questions, it is difficult to not indulge oneself in Krugman’s articles. He generally uses rhetorical questions to transition between two points or to convey his main idea, such as when he asks “Has the curve been bent?”(Obama’s Secret Success, p2) to prepare the reader for what is to come in his article but to also tell them that this is his
In his columns, Paul Krugman usually speaks about political events and policies, with a general caustic tone that helps to support his opinions. His political views are also very obvious to the reader since he clearly calls out Republicans for many things they do wrong, yet rarely mentions anything wrong with the Democratic Party. It is easy to deduce that he wants to help those that are less fortunate than him, as well as add new policies to make the lives of everyone better, and he is doing so by writing to almost persuade readers into his point of view. Krugman also sees politics as something that can be changed and influenced with ideas, stating that “Ideas do matter” in both “The Punishment Cure” (p1) and “Obama Gets Real” (p2). While it may not be something that occurs overnight, the ideas created and shared by people can eventually create huge changes in the world.
With an extensive use of rhetorical questions, it is difficult to not indulge oneself in Krugman’s articles. He generally uses rhetorical questions to transition between two points or to convey his main idea, such as when he asks “Has the curve been bent?”(Obama’s Secret Success, p2) to prepare the reader for what is to come in his article but to also tell them that this is his