Moore vs. Krugman

by Stephen Moore

What happens when a leading conservative economist goes mano a mano with today’s most influential exponent of left-liberal economics, over free markets versus government interventionism? Here are highlights of that showdown between Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation and Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate.

Moore and Krugman sparred over eight major economic issues in our national debate – from whether the policy response to the crisis of 2008 was successful, to the outlook for Obamacare, to the “red state / blue state” divide. The contest was cordial and spiced with wit. (Does air conditioning explain the migration from blue to red states? Is Houston still uninhabitable?)

This high-powered matchup illuminates a clash of worldview that leads to opposing policy prescriptions. More important, it will help you draw conclusions about which economic policies work.

Genres: Economics

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2016

About the author

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Stephen Moore is an American economist who advocates free-market policies and limited government. He has a B.A. from the University of Illinois and an M.A. from George Mason University. Moore is the founder of two political advocacy groups: the Club for Growth and the Free Enterprise Fund.

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book provides the best summary of read of all the issues on which Krugman has done a 180 once he became an opinion columnist, unfettered by data and simply reporting his prognostications based on feelings, wishes, and dreams. I felt it should have been 50% longer, to more fully provide the details of the debate.