Biography paul krugman obama consequential

Over at Rolling Stone, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman writes a long essay titled, "In Defense of Obama." Krugman lists health care, financial reform and the economy as the basis for making the claim that President Barack Obama is a historic success.

Biography paul krugman obama consequential theory

Krugman points out that Obama still has time and the inclination to do something significant on climate change.

On national security, Krugman categorizes Obama as a post-Vietnam president reluctant to send in ground troops, willing to use bombs and who permits a surveillance state. While not great, Krugman points out that Obama is better than the alternatives: John McCain and Mitt Romney.

On social change, marriage equality was not an issue Obama led on, but one he allowed the broad will of the people to move forward.

Obama allowed the people's new open-mindedness to prevail.

Krugman concludes:

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