Opinion
US inflation shows the power of media narrative
US President Joe Biden’s inflation, rather than his jobs boom, has captured the headlines. How does that happen?
Paul KrugmanContributorPresident Joe Biden had what I’d call a human moment on Monday (Tuesday AEDT). After a Fox News correspondent shouted out a question about whether inflation would be a political liability, Biden could be heard muttering: “No, it’s a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.”
Seriously, can you blame him?
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