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The absurdity of partisanship
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Paul Krugman
New York Times

Columns 98
Words 82931
Median Partisanship Index 0.0
Total Partisanship Index 55.2
Combined Partisanship Index 27.6
Positive Democratic Index 14.3
Negative Democratic Index 4.5
Positive Republican Index 6.1
Negative Republican Index 51.5
Positive Index 20.3
Negative Index 56.1
Neutral Index 23.6



Partisan References

Type Number All References
Positive Democratic 66 Gore(16), Bill Clinton(8), Summers(6), Clinton(6), Clinton administration(5), Larry Summers(3), Lawrence Summers(3), Rubin(3), Democrats(3), administration(3), Daniel Patrick Moynihan(2), Robert Rubin(2), Al Gore(2), Democratic, William Jefferson Clinton, Joseph Stiglitz, Bob Rubin
Negative Democratic 21 Al Gore(7), Gore(6), Clinton(3), Democratic(2), administration, GORE, Jimmy Carter
Neutral Democratic 46
Positive Republican 28 Bush(5), Republican(3), Republicans(3), Lindsey(3), George W. Bush(2), McCain(2), Reagan(2), Nixon(2), John McCain, Tom DeLay, Dole, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Lawrence Lindsey
Negative Republican 238 Bush(120), George W. Bush(24), Republican(13), Cheney(11), Lindsey(9), Republicans(8), O'Neill(6), McCain(5), Forbes(4), George Bush(3), Newt Gingrich(3), administration(3), Ronald Reagan(3), John McCain(2), Dole(2), BUSH(2), Dick Cheney(2), Steve Forbes(2), Bob Dole(2), Lawrence Lindsey(2), Reagan, Dick Armey, Grand Old Party, Republican Congress, House Republican, Trent Lott, CHENEY, DeLay, House Republican, Gingrich, Paul O'Neill, George W. Bush
Neutral Republican 63



List of Columns

Title/
Date
words PI Partisan References
REAL REALITY'S REVENGE
31 December 2000
835 0
WE'RE NOT JAPAN
27 December 2000
872 0
BUSH LOOKS BACKWARD
24 December 2000
965 93 5D+: Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Bob Rubin, Rubin, Rubin
23R-: BUSH, George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Dick Cheney, administration, Cheney, Paul O'Neill, Bush, Bush, O'Neill, Bush, O'Neill, O'Neill, O'Neill, Bush, O'Neill, Cheney, Cheney, O'Neill, Bush, Bush
2R=
IN THE TANK
13 December 2000
851 13 4D+: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Clinton administration, administration, Joseph Stiglitz
4R+: Republicans, Reagan, Republicans, Republicans
2R-: administration, Newt Gingrich
1D=, 4R=
CALIFORNIA SCREAMING
10 December 2000
741 0
CHENEY GETS VULGAR
6 December 2000
932 83 1D+: Lawrence Summers
2R+: Lindsey, Bush
20R-: CHENEY, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Cheney, Bush, Cheney, Cheney, Cheney, Cheney, Bush, Lawrence Lindsey, Cheney, Bush, Cheney, administration, Bush, Bush, Cheney, Bush, Bush
HAVING A BANANA?
3 December 2000
846 0 1D=
SINS OF EMISSION
29 November 2000
855 50 1D+: administration
1R+: Nixon
2R-: George W. Bush, Bush
THE SHADOW OF DEBT
22 November 2000
856 0
THE TWO LARRYS
19 November 2000
980 51 5D+: Summers, Clinton administration, Summers, Bill Clinton, Clinton
4R+: Ronald Reagan, Lindsey, Republican, George Bush
19R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Lindsey, Bush, Lindsey, Bush, Lindsey, Bush, Bush, Lindsey, Lindsey, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
3D=, 8R=
A MEXICAN STAND-OFF?
15 November 2000
858 29 2D+: Democrats, Gore
1D-: Al Gore
1R-: George W. Bush
1D=, 2R=
DOWNHILL FROM HERE?
12 November 2000
906 38 4D+: Clinton administration, Gore, Clinton administration, Clinton
1D-: Gore
2R-: Bush, Trent Lott
1D=, 5R=
TO BOLDLY GO
8 November 2000
850 0
NO GOOD DEED
5 November 2000
869 100 1D+: Democrats
4R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
BAIT AND SWITCH
1 November 2000
889 75 1D-: Clinton
10R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
1R=
DRAWN AND QUARTERED
29 October 2000
852 100 1R-: George W. Bush
UNSOUND BYTES?
22 October 2000
866 29 4D+: Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore
1D-: Al Gore
1R+: George W. Bush
2R-: Bush, Bush
3D=, 3R=
WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE
18 October 2000
857 33 1D-: Al Gore
2R-: George W. Bush, Bush
THE UN-COLA ECONOMY
15 October 2000
845 0
A RETIREMENT FABLE
11 October 2000
871 62 1R+: Bush
6R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
1R=
CREATE AND DESTROY
8 October 2000
830 0
WHAT PRICE FAIRNESS?
4 October 2000
839 0
FUZZIER AND FUZZIER
1 October 2000
932 65 7D+: Al Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore
6R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
5D=, 2R=
A DROP IN THE BARREL?
27 September 2000
816 0
WAG THE DOG
24 September 2000
885 44 2D-: Al Gore, Gore
10R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Ronald Reagan, Bush, Bush, Bush
5D=, 1R=
PLAY OF THE WEAK
20 September 2000
814 0
BRITAIN'S STORMY PETROL
17 September 2000
820 0
BUSH GIVES NO QUARTER
13 September 2000
933 82 1R+: George W. Bush
15R-: BUSH, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Steve Forbes, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
1R=
GORE'S TAX PROBLEMS
10 September 2000
935 0 5D-: GORE, Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore
5R-: Republican, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
9D=, 1R=
THERE HE GOES AGAIN
6 September 2000
925 100 1D+: Al Gore
14R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Republican Congress, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
COUNTING CHICKENS
23 August 2000
838 33 1D-: Al Gore
2R-: Bush, Bush
MOST UNKINDEST CUTS
20 August 2000
872 82 3D+: Gore, Gore, Gore
6R-: George W. Bush, Republicans, Bush, Bush, Republicans, Bush
2D=
STILL A BABY BOOM
16 August 2000
892 37 3D+: Clinton, Clinton, Clinton
4R-: George W. Bush, Republicans, Dole, Dole
7D=, 5R=
END OF THE ZIRP
13 August 2000
868 0
FOR RICHER, FOR POORER
9 August 2000
825 100 1D+: Bill Clinton
DON'T ASK ALAN
6 August 2000
849 89 8R-: George W. Bush, Lawrence Lindsey, Lindsey, Lindsey, Bush, Republican, Lindsey, Lindsey
1R=
MAN WITHOUT A PLAN
2 August 2000
868 82 9R-: Republican, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
2R=
FACING THE MUSIC
30 July 2000
823 0
PRESCRIPTION FOR FAILURE
26 July 2000
855 75 2D+: Democrats, administration
1D-: administration
8R-: Republicans, Republican, Republican, Republicans, Republican, Republican, Republican, Republican
1D=
SAINTS AND PROFITS
23 July 2000
825 100 2R-: Newt Gingrich, Gingrich
DELUSIONS OF GENEROSITY
19 July 2000
844 12 2D-: Clinton, Clinton
1R+: Tom DeLay
4R-: House Republican, DeLay, House Republican, Republicans
1R=
WHO'S ACQUIRING WHOM?
16 July 2000
818 0
BUILDING GLASS HOUSES
12 July 2000
832 0
THE PIZZA PRINCIPLE
9 July 2000
815 0
MEXICO'S NEW DEAL
5 July 2000
818 100 1R+: Nixon
GOING FOR BROKE
2 July 2000
824 0
JAPAN'S MEMENTO MORI
28 June 2000
838 0
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
25 June 2000
813 0
THE PIG IN THE PYTHON
21 June 2000
851 57 1D+: Gore
1D-: Al Gore
4R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
1D=
TURN OF THE CENTURY
18 June 2000
803 100 1D+: Clinton administration
DEATH AND TAXES
14 June 2000
851 100 1D+: Democratic
THE LAST REFUGE
11 June 2000
797 0
A RENT AFFAIR
7 June 2000
801 0
GREEN CHEESE RULES
4 June 2000
825 0
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
31 May 2000
870 50 1D+: Daniel Patrick Moynihan
1D-: Al Gore
2R-: George W. Bush, Bush
MONEY FOR NOTHING?
28 May 2000
844 100 3R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush
THE GOOD NEWS BEARS
24 May 2000
823 0
WORKERS VS. WORKERS
21 May 2000
824 0
UNHAPPY RETURNS?
17 May 2000
835 80 4R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
1R=
NIHON KEIZAI SHAMBLES
14 May 2000
808 0
A SYMBOL ISSUE
10 May 2000
833 0
REALITY BITES AGAIN
7 May 2000
833 33 1D+: Bill Clinton
1R+: Dole
1R-: Bob Dole
BLESSED ARE THE WEAK
3 May 2000
817 0
DIRTY WINDOWS POLICY
29 April 2000
809 0
MICROSOFT: WHAT NEXT?
26 April 2000
826 0
HOW TO BE A HACK
23 April 2000
827 0
A REAL NUT CASE
19 April 2000
776 0
GOLDILOCKS AND THE BEARS
16 April 2000
831 0
NO TIPPING, PLEASE
12 April 2000
824 0
RIGHTS OF BILL
9 April 2000
825 0
ROLLER COASTER MARKETS
5 April 2000
792 0
A HEDGE FUND PRUNED
2 April 2000
869 0
PURSUING HAPPINESS
29 March 2000
830 0
DEFICIT ATTENTION DISORDER
26 March 2000
821 0
NATURAL BORN KILLERS
22 March 2000
764 0
ARISTOCRATS.COM
19 March 2000
855 0
GASOLINE TAX FOLLIES
15 March 2000
878 75 3R-: George W. Bush, Bush, Bush
1R=
THE PONZI PARADIGM
12 March 2000
811 0
ERRORS OF COMMISSION
8 March 2000
863 50 1R-: Republican
1D=
CRUDE AWAKENINGS
5 March 2000
818 0
D.O.A AT THE I.M.F
0 March 2000
875 67 2D+: Robert Rubin, Larry Summers
1D=
DOW WOW, DOW OW
27 February 2000
833 0
THE DISHONEST TRUTH
22 February 2000
926 37 4D+: Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Bill Clinton
1R+: Reagan
4R-: Republican, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan
10R=
DYNAMO AND MICROCHIP
20 February 2000
846 14 1D+: Bill Clinton
2D-: Democratic, Jimmy Carter
2R-: Republican, George Bush
2D=
AN AMERICAN PIE
16 February 2000
836 0
LOST IN CYBERSPACE
13 February 2000
854 44 2R+: McCain, McCain
6R-: John McCain, John McCain, McCain, McCain, George W. Bush, McCain
1R=
THE JAPAN SYNDROME
9 February 2000
800 0
ADVICE AND DISSENT
6 February 2000
910 11 6R+: John McCain, Lawrence Lindsey, Lindsey, Bush, Republican, Republican
8R-: George W. Bush, McCain, Bush, Bob Dole, Bush, McCain, Republican, Grand Old Party
5R=
TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS
2 February 2000
864 20 1R+: Bush
2R-: George W. Bush, George Bush
1D=, 1R=
ONE FOR THE MONEY
30 January 2000
831 0
BEING BOB FOREHEAD
26 January 2000
913 65 4D+: Rubin, Summers, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers
1D-: Democratic
1R+: Bush
11R-: Forbes, Steve Forbes, George W. Bush, Republicans, Forbes, Forbes, Reagan, Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, Forbes, George Bush
3R=
THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
23 January 2000
795 0
DOLLARS AND DESPERATION
19 January 2000
804 0
MASTER OF THE GAME
15 January 2000
829 0
MEDIA MANIA
12 January 2000
858 0
TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS
8 January 2000
843 75 6D+: Lawrence Summers, Summers, Summers, William Jefferson Clinton, Summers, Larry Summers
1D=, 1R=
A LEAP IN THE DARK
5 January 2000
806 0
ONCE AND AGAIN
2 January 2000
832 0