Summary: <p>Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, <em>New York Times</em> columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of <em>Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future</em> (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), discusses last month's Consumer Price Index, released Tuesday, and the politics of inflation as Democrats and Republicans play the blame game.</p>
