My Message to Paul Krugman Concerning NachDenkSeiten

For several years the Website NachDenkSeiten has been publishing translations of Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman's columns in the New York Times. 

I sent the following message to Dr. Krugman, who is a professor at Princeton University:

"Hi Professor Krugman,

I follow the German media and notice that your New York Times columns are routinely translated and republished in their entirety in the very popular but controversial Website NachDenkSeiten (www.nachdenkseiten.de).

Here is a link ( I could provide dozens more):

http://www.nachdenkseiten.de/upload/pdf/151030-springtime-for-grifters.pdf

NachDenkSeiten is an anti-American conspiracy Website, which blames the United States for every calamity that happens on the planet. Typically, it is the CIA behind every event – from the WTC 9/11 attacks, to the Ukrainian Maidan protests, to the flood of refugees from Syria.  The content is sometimes reprinted on the Kremlin propaganda network Russia Today (German outlet RT Deutsch).

Nachdenkseiten also provides a forum for “anti-Zionist” activists who routinely question the legitimacy of the state of Israel.

My question is: did the publishers of NachDenkSeiten obtain your permission to reprint your columns?  If so, are you aware of the anti-American, anti-Israel slant of the site?

Best regards (from a big fan),

(DV)"

Dr. Krugman responded that he never gave permission to the publishers of NachDenkSeiten, had never even heard of the site (until now) and will forward my message to the legal department of the New York Times for follow-up.

Comments

[koogleschreiber]

Bad link (.com), you should fix it.

[David]

Done.

[xaver]

nachdenkseiten already deleted the documents ;-)
all Krugmaan translation pdfs through
"404 Not Found
nginx/1.8.0"

[xaver]

nachdenkseiten already deleted the documents ;-)
all Krugman translation pdfs throw
"404 Not Found
nginx/1.8.0"

[David]

You know, Paul Krugman's articles are very good and should be translated for distribution in Germany. But not on a conspiracy site.

When Albrecht Mueller published an article on RT Deutsch stating that there is no press freedom in the United States and that the NY Times was a "US government newspaper" I decided it was unacceptable that NDS continue to violate the copyright laws of the United States. On the one hand he attacks the NY Times as a "CIA-Blatt" and on the other he steals the content. That's not okay!

[David]

Comment from André:

Ich sehe das auch so!
Ich habe dies in meinem neuen Blog satirisch thematisiert:

http://querfrontseiten.blogspot.ch/2015/11/steht-albrecht-muller-bald-auch-vor_11.html

[KaroV]

Dear Mr. Krugman,

allow me to recommend the following book:

"Meinungsmache" from Albrecht Müller

The Kindle edition will be very useful to read. Along with your knowledge of the language of your ancestors (assumption), it is possible this very inspiring work to read on the original.

Unfortunately there is no English version.

with kind regards

Karoline V.

P.S. http://www.nachdenkseiten.de

[David]

I can also recommend to Dr. Krugman this study put out by the pro-labor foundation Otto Brenner Stiftung:

"Querfront" – Karriere eines politisch-publizistischen Netzwerks

https://www.otto-brenner-stiftung.de/otto-brenner-stiftung/aktuelles/querfront-karriere-eines-politisch-publizistischen-netzwerks.html

[Mike Schneider]

Krugman is a Marxist-cum-Keynesian who was promoted to his present position and festooned with awards for being the unwaveringly loyal international socialist twat that he is.

Expect nothing good out of him.