Paul Krugman remains one of the left’s most influential voices. In his latest column, he argues that President Trump avoids taking credit for the drop in murders because Trump’s ultimate goal is cruelty rather than public safety. Krugman contends that Trump’s policies have made crime worse than it otherwise would have been. But if Trump’s policies truly reflect "cruelty," how should we account for the lives they may have saved – particularly the lives of black Americans, who suffer a disproportionate share of murder victimization?
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Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime
