Economy - Economics USA

The Twinkie Manifesto

11-20-2012 • http://www.nytimes.com, By PAUL KRUGMAN

The Twinkie, it turns out, was introduced way back in 1930. In our memories, however, the iconic snack will forever be identified with the 1950s, when Hostess popularized the brand by sponsoring “The Howdy Doody Show.”