It Makes Me Mad That I Can No Longer Read Paul Krugman ...

[Paranoid Pessimist]

unless I pay "Times Select" $49.95 per year for access.

I used to be able to get at his articles here:

http://www.pkarchive.org/

but they have the most recent ones "password protected by TimesSelect."

I hope someone has access to TimesSelect and can copy and paste as much of his columns as it is legal to do here.

[displacedtexan]

1. Psst...

topplebush.com

[ramblin_dave]

5. Yeah - latest column here

http://www.topplebush.com/oped2209.shtml

How long will this last?

[mcscajun]

14. Only until the NYT gets wind of it.

Same way they shut down pkarchive.org and timesunion.com

They're being very aggressive in protecting their investment; it wouldn't surprise me if they've got an intern on staff doing nothing but searching the web for links to all their Op-Ed columnists.

[soleft]

2. what about here?

http://www.johntabin.com/neverpayretail/

[redqueen]

3. Psssst... Pass it on!

http://www.johntabin.com/neverpayretail/

[TomInTib]

4. I saw a recent column on buzzflash.com

also on smirkingchimp

That may have changed in the last couple of days.

Paul is one of the major reasons I am a daily subscriber to NYT.

I hate that this new policy is going to limit his exposure to exactly the people who need to read him.

[acmejack]

6. The WSJ charges for their news content.

The opinion columnists are available for free, they want people to be able to read their RW op-eds.

[Captain Hilts]

7. Why do you think you should be able to read him for free?

Just curious.

I can't believe we were able to do so for as long as we could.

Remember, you vote when you spend your money or click on a site. Clicking on Krugman's columns - and being willing to pay for them - is a double vote for Krugman.

No, I don't click on Tierney.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. I would pay Krugman. I just don't want to pay the NY TIMES!!

[Paranoid Pessimist]

12. Exactly. n/t

[Captain Hilts]

13. Yeah, they tick me off too.

I sent a tough #@*! note to Judith Miller in the slammer.

[katty]

17. Krugman writes for a living ($) - just like anyone else who has to

work.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Yes, but I doubt that the NYT is paying him any more

than they used to when their content was still free online.

[katty]

19. NYT is a msm business-paper circ is down-net is up, so now they

want $ for reading their offerings.

[mistertrickster]

9. No crap . . . I'm steamed too. nt

[Vinnie From Indy]

10. NYT knows they will lose readership.

I believe that the NYT and BushCo. wanted desperately to muzzle Krugman and others without appearing to do so. Voila! They are now behind a pay wall. I do think it will be amusing to watch the NYT try and chase all the bloggers that post Krugman's stories. Bloggers could each reprint a paragraph of his column and we could have an endless "krugman ring" that would be impossible to stop. I could be wrong, but the NYT's decision to put up a pay wall in the face of other profitable models is suspect. It could also be a colossal error like "new coke".

[beingthere]

11. Damn I don't want to pay the NYT good $

[elfin]

15. How long before they offer "specials"

for $20/year - or go the Salon route of daily passes after seeing ads??

I think it will take them nearly a year to admit their folly.

[TygrBright]

16. After we move I'll get a subscription...

...and post the name and password here in Editorials & Other Articles so anyone can use it.

Sorry, too busy & broke right now, though. (Sheeeeeeeesh, anyone paid for an appraisal recently? Mortgage points? Moving truck rental? Ay-yi-yi!)

apologetically,
Bright