delong.typepad.com - 10/14/2008
—
Henry Farrell writes:
The Name of This Band is Exploding Heads : As Kieran notes in comments below, the comments thread to Tyler Cowen’s (perfectly reasonable) Krugman post is pretty hilarious. But given Krugman’s place of pride in the wingnut demonology, I’m sure that ...
online.wsj.com - 10/14/2008
—
online.wsj.com —
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced yesterday
that the 2008 winner of the Nobel Prize in
Economic Sciences is Paul Krugman. A professor at Princeton University, Mr. Krugman is known to the American public mainly for his column in the New ...
(more)
Krugman Helped Us Understand Trade
crookedtimber.org - 10/16/2008
—
crookedtimber.org —
Many thanks to the CT readers who’ve come
up with examples of wingnuts’ heads exploding as a
result of Paul Krugman’s Nobel prize. Now, it’s decision time. I’ve narrowed the field down to the five most impressive ...
(more)
Exploding Heads Deathmatch: There Can Be Only One
pajamasmedia.com - 10/13/2008
—
pajamasmedia.com —
| Main | October 13, 2008 FIRST AL
GORE, NOW THIS: A Nobel Prize for Paul Krugman.
Well, it's for his economics, not his punditry. Back when I used to do international trade law, his economic work was very well-regarded. UPDATE: Reader Bruce ...
(more)
Instapundit.com -
Comments
Blog Reactions
Get Krugman
Matthew Yglesias —
Brad DeLong rounds up the most hilarious blogospheric commentary on the Paul Krugman Nobel Prize. My favorite is this one:
Jonah Goldberg teamed with an Anonymous Coward: Krugman couldn’t be more different. He routinely fudges facts and, when called on it, refuses to admit error. He never presents both sides of an argument dispassionately and then uses reason and observed experience to discern the truth. He consistently demonizes anyone who doesn’t agree with him. His shrill, hysterical voice trivializes honest differences and invites counter-attack rather than reasoned rebuttal. Plus he’s not even well-informed on many ...
Looking For a Good Time? Like Economics?
Shadow of the Hegemon —
Brad DeLong and Henry Farrell have you covered, with their quotations of hilariously over-the-top wingnut reactions to Krugman's Nobel Prize. Personal favorites: Roger Kimball http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/10/13/what-a-way-to-celebrate-columbus-day-or-stockholm-takes-leave-of-its-senses/: But today we have yet another illustration of Marx’s revision of Hegel’s version of the progress of history: things happen as it were twice: first as tragedy (Arafat) then as farce–witness this year’s Nobel Laureate for economics: Paul Krugman. Yes, ...
Related Content
A Stimulus for Tomorrow, part 2
obsidianwings.blogs.com 1/28/2009 — by von
The largest part of the proposed stimulus is appropriations -- aka, government spending. But, as noted below , this part of the stimulus isn't much of a stimulus. It can't have nearly as much of a stimulus effect as the other two parts ...
It's True, But You Shouldn't Say It
lefarkins.blogspot.com 2/11/2009 — I suppose Krugman says all that needs to be said in response to Will Marshall , but I can't resist quoting the content -- such as it is -- of Marshall's substantive critique: In language that could qualify for a Pulitzer Prize in hyperbole, Krugman ...
Krugman: US Auto Industry To Disappear--What Does This Mean???
openleft.com 12/8/2008 — AP is reporting (h/t ObscureName in a Quick Hits comment):
Krugman: US auto industry will probably disappear
By MALIN RISING - 5 hours ago
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman said Sunday that the beleaguered U.S. ...
Krugman and Newsweek
mediamatters.org 3/29/2009 — Krugman and Newsweek Published Sun, Mar 29, 2009 11:26am ET by Eric Boehlert The Times' liberal columnist is on the cover this week, with a provocative story headlined: OBAMA IS WRONG: The Loyal Opposition of Paul Krugman. It's about Krugman's ...
Obama: ‘If Paul Krugman has a good idea…then we’re going to do it.’
thinkprogress.org 1/9/2009 — Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has been a frequent critic of President-elect Obama. During the primary season, he faulted Obama for saying there is a Social Security “ crisis ,” refusing to adopt a mandate in his health care ...
Improving the Stimulus Debate
thenextright.com 1/26/2009 — Paul Krugman is deeply frustrating. In today's New York Times op-ed , Krugman makes two important points about intellectual dishonesty - or perhaps mere intellectual hackery - among Republicans, but then engages in dishonesty/hackery of his ...
Paul Krugman's horror story
swamppolitics.com 12/23/2008 — by Frank James
Paul Krugman is one of the smartest, most entertaining economists alive which explains why he may the best known too,
The New York Times columnist and Princeton University professor appeared at the National Press Club in ...
All stimulus, all the time
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 2/3/2009 — Paul Krugman clarifies his point about temporary versus permanent spending: Tyler's latest on temporary versus permanent government consumption clarifies what the confusion is over my very simple point .
I don't think Tyler understands what I (and ...
Future shock
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 10/15/2008 — Several liberal blogs are chortling over this statement I made early in the year: Will the economy decline in 2008? Paul Krugman is voting for doom . It's worth keeping in mind, however, that Paul Krugman has predicted eight of the last none ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
