The Krugman Blues

This week in the magazine, Larissa MacFarquhar profiles the New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. In this video, Loudon Wainwright III performs “The Krugman Blues,” a song he wrote about the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Wainwright sings, “Sometimes when he’s on the TV, in the background you can spot his school logo. Paul teaches at Princeton U, so Krugman ought to know.” “The Krugman Blues” is on Wainwright’s new album, “10 Songs for the New Depression,” which is available for sale on his Web site. Watch the full performance below.