> If the political angle is not relevant to the analysis, then why do you enjoy it?

The politics angle is unavoidable because Krugman is commenting on the impact that the economic policies of the current US administration is having on the US economy.

This is the same US administration that fires staticians for reporting numbers that render bare the impact of their own economic policies, which they are actively trying to censor.

We live in a day and age where in the US reporting facts leads to political persecution. Of course mentioning stagflation, as Krugman does, is deemed political.

Some people enjoy things that others do not

As thankyoufriend said, "economics is political".

Personally, I would feel like a discussion about economics that completely avoids politics would be missing something, and I would enjoy it a lot less.