In fact, Krugman has been conflating two distinct ideas as if both were components of “progressive” thinking. On one hand, he has been the “conscience of a liberal,” rightly focusing on how government can combat poverty, poor health, environmental degradation, rising inequality, and other social ills.
事实上，克鲁格曼聚合了两种不同观点，让它们看起来都像是“进步”思维的要素。一方面，他是“自由派的良心”，正确地将注意力集中在政府如何减少贫困、解决穷人的医疗问题、阻止环境破坏、遏制不平等性加剧和治理其他社会问题上。我仰慕克鲁格曼在这方面的工作，并且如我在《文明的代价》（The Price of Civilization）一书中所言，我同意他的观点。