Republicans have, of course, done their best to beatify Reagan — mainly on the basis of an economic recovery that he didn't cause and the collapse of Communism, which he also didn't cause. What actually happened on his watch? 2/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020
One contributing factor was a huge rise in income inequality, partly attributable to Reagan's policies, including union-bashing. 4/ pic.twitter.com/k0nSvxjFx7
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020
People also forget how anti-science Reagan was; he denounced evolution as "just a theory" and wanted creationism taught in schools 6/ pic.twitter.com/UbNGz8xnW9
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020
As Adam Smith said, there is a great deal of ruin in a nation. America had and still has many strengths as a society. But given time and persistence, a malign political movement can undo those strengths. I'm very frightened about the future 8/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020