That he has that ideology in the general sense is well known, so just the fact that it's Krugman automatically brings that into play. Per this particular article, the bit where he says:
So what’s the answer? As Avent says, historical examples with these characteristics — like urban transport networks — have been resolved through public provision. It seems hard at this point to envision search and related functions as public utilities, but that’s arguably where the logic will eventually lead us.
alludes to his ideology. But to be fair to Krugman, he is quoting somebody else, or referring to the works of others, for big chunks of this article, so I can't be too harsh on him.
So what’s the answer? As Avent says, historical examples with these characteristics — like urban transport networks — have been resolved through public provision. It seems hard at this point to envision search and related functions as public utilities, but that’s arguably where the logic will eventually lead us.
alludes to his ideology. But to be fair to Krugman, he is quoting somebody else, or referring to the works of others, for big chunks of this article, so I can't be too harsh on him.