Paul Krugman warns: Attacks on Harvard could cripple the US economy
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
In a strongly worded article published on May 26, Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman warns that the political campaign targeting Harvard and other elite universities is more than an assault on academic freedom — it is a direct threat to the economic backbone of the United States.
Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, slammed Trump as crazy for misunderstanding trade and recklessly calculating other countries' tariff rates.
Paul Krugman is one of the world's most influential and provocative economists. Although Krugman made his professional mark in academia, where his work on trade and economic geography earned him a Nobel prize in 2008, it is his commentary that has brought wider public recognition.