I have a good friend, a European who has been in the US for decades, who has always said “America runs on resentment”. I was never exactly sure what he meant, but I find it funny that Paul Krugman picks this idea up in his final New York Times article. I have always been a fan of Krugman. I didn’t always agree with him and he wasn’t always right, but he was always honest, perhaps to a fault.

My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment