Paul Krugman: Guns, germs, Bitcoin and the antisocial right

Constant attacks on essential government functions are making all of our lives nastier, more brutish and shorter.

(Rick Bowmer | AP photo) This April 3, 2013, file photo shows bitcoin tokens in Sandy, Utah.

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