It turns me on that Paul Krugman says the following in his
most recent NY Times op-ed ("What's the Matter With Europe?" 5/5/17):
On Sunday France will hold its presidential runoff. Most
observers expect Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, to defeat Marine Le Pen, the
white nationalist -- please, let's stop dignifying this stuff by calling it
"populism."
Thank you Paul Krugman for refusing to cede without argument the term "populism"
to what may be a noxious mix of revanchism, racism, misbegotten protectionism, misogyny,
woeful ignorance, and yes, rank nationalism. I said, may be. But thank you Paul
Krugman for bringing it up.
And thank you NY Times for continuing to give the invaluable
Paul Krugman his platform. I know that many people think the Times putting climate
change denier/doubter Bret Stephens on the editorial page is a shame. About
that, I agree. But some go on from there to assert the entire Times editorial
page is a sham.
How ignorant, silly and wrong.
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