Paul Krugman

The award-winning economist and New York Times columnist delivers this year's annual Robert B. Silvers lecture, “Public Discourse In A Time Of Crazy.”

PAUL KRUGMAN is the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. He is a best-selling author, columnist, and blogger for the New York Times, and is a professor of economics at CUNY Graduate Center.

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The Robert B. Silvers Lecture is an annual series created by Max Palevsky in recognition of the work of Robert B. Silvers, editor of the New York Review of Books.

Engage with the brightest at The New York Public Library’s premier cultural series! LIVE from the NYPL offers conversations with notable writers, artists, and leaders, hosted by Paul Holdengräber. Learn more about LIVE.

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