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Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times

Columbia Journalism Review · Charles Kaiser · last updated

For two and a half decades, Paul Krugman’s columns in the New York Times were beacons of intelligence and common sense. Particularly for progressives inured to the work of many of his colleagues, Krugman offered a liberal gospel that was also a reliable refuge from mediocrity.

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