Paul Krugman, Paul Krugman, where has your gaze fallen? He, an Op-Ed Writer for the New York Times, is a qualified Economist and has a Ph. D. in Economics and International Affairs from MIT. I’ve been following him for two weeks now, and he has an incredulous amount of merit. He knows how economic systems work and function and has recently turned his attention to deflation not only in Japan - who the article is titled for and specifically named, “Japan’s Economy, Crippled by Caution” – but also briefly in the United States of America and Europe. Using his vast knowledge of economics, his amusing wit and candor, as well as his credible resources, Paul Krugman writes this article among others purposefully and with engaging, real world current political and economic topics.
Paul Krugman often begins his columns with an invitation of humor. In this article, Krugman says, “visitors to Japan are often surprised by how prosperous it seems. It doesn’t look like a deeply depressed economy. And that’s because it isn’t.” These jokes and contradictions that he initially writes add a light tone to another wise less lustrous and less humorous piece of writing.
After he carefully places his pun or joke, Krugman then begins to state his reasoning and explain the purpose of the joke. In this particular article, Krugman criticizes the use of traditional economic practices in the era of the global economy with a combination of a debt crisis and deflation. Krugman goes on to explain that it is policy that is needed in order to stimulate inflation and provide a need for commercial buyers to give up their money and increase their spending. To accomplish this, Krugman explains that buyers can then spend money on products or services bought by the government that now exist and were generated by the inflation of printing money to be used on those products instead of printing money to buy government debt. Krugman utilizes his expertise to clarify practices that are detrimental to federal and international economies. That is Krugman’s niche as an Op-Ed Writer.
Paul starts his posts being slightly facetious and continues writing about an issue or topic with a serious and yet somewhat ostentatious tone. His use of appeals often change slightly between articles, but that is only natural as different rhetorical exigencies require different types of information for the proper audience. The mood always wrought upon by Krugman is that of concern, not only of current economic statuses but also to the action and politics of our time.
Paul generates, at least to me, the notion that change in society is important, and that it is through not only our awareness of these issues, but also action solving these issues that truly matter in the world today. Paul Krugman’s gaze may seem to have fallen on the economics of deflation, but he sees the nature of human systems within it. And I don’t mean its intestines!
-Praveen
Works Cited
Krugman, Paul. "Columnist Biography: Paul Krugman." New York Times. New York Times. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
Krugman, Paul. "Japan’s Economy, Crippled by Caution." The New York Times. The New York Times, 11 Sept. 2015. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
"Japan." New York Times. New York Times. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
Paul Krugman often begins his columns with an invitation of humor. In this article, Krugman says, “visitors to Japan are often surprised by how prosperous it seems. It doesn’t look like a deeply depressed economy. And that’s because it isn’t.” These jokes and contradictions that he initially writes add a light tone to another wise less lustrous and less humorous piece of writing.
After he carefully places his pun or joke, Krugman then begins to state his reasoning and explain the purpose of the joke. In this particular article, Krugman criticizes the use of traditional economic practices in the era of the global economy with a combination of a debt crisis and deflation. Krugman goes on to explain that it is policy that is needed in order to stimulate inflation and provide a need for commercial buyers to give up their money and increase their spending. To accomplish this, Krugman explains that buyers can then spend money on products or services bought by the government that now exist and were generated by the inflation of printing money to be used on those products instead of printing money to buy government debt. Krugman utilizes his expertise to clarify practices that are detrimental to federal and international economies. That is Krugman’s niche as an Op-Ed Writer.
Paul starts his posts being slightly facetious and continues writing about an issue or topic with a serious and yet somewhat ostentatious tone. His use of appeals often change slightly between articles, but that is only natural as different rhetorical exigencies require different types of information for the proper audience. The mood always wrought upon by Krugman is that of concern, not only of current economic statuses but also to the action and politics of our time.
Paul generates, at least to me, the notion that change in society is important, and that it is through not only our awareness of these issues, but also action solving these issues that truly matter in the world today. Paul Krugman’s gaze may seem to have fallen on the economics of deflation, but he sees the nature of human systems within it. And I don’t mean its intestines!
-Praveen
Works Cited
Krugman, Paul. "Columnist Biography: Paul Krugman." New York Times. New York Times. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
Krugman, Paul. "Japan’s Economy, Crippled by Caution." The New York Times. The New York Times, 11 Sept. 2015. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
"Japan." New York Times. New York Times. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.