Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Paul Krugman on Reports That "I had to leave Princeton because of my drunken brawls with colleagues"

He writes:
One fun thing about being a public figure is hearing some of the rumors about the terrible, terrible things you’ve done. There was my personal bankruptcy; then, how I had to leave Princeton because of my drunken brawls with colleagues. I thought that was as good as it was going to get. But now I’m hearing that I’ve received lavish favors from Donald Trump, including stays at his properties and gaming chips.
I gotta say, this imaginary villain sounds a lot more interesting than the real guy.
But he didn't fluff off this one.


  -RW

1 comment:

  1. I like his "we need to replace the NASDAQ bubble with a housing bubble" quote. I would think he would have more credibility as an economist if the brawling story was true but that quote was not. Sadly, the reverse is true.

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