Paul Krugman gave a talk recently at the Economic Policy Institute about his new (and quite readable) book, End This Depression Now! This video provides a really good introduction to the concepts presented in the book and is well worth the 45 minutes you invest in watching it.
The trouble with Krugman’s precepts is that they are counter-intuitive for a 12 year old.
I can’t imagine many 12 year olds reading Blogging Blue nor Mr. Krugman