There's a professor of a critical thinking blog (that leans heavily to the left) I read from time to time (because for critical thinking it's excellent exercise; unfortunately it politically chooses a side), that argued Paul Krugman was the among "most reasoned" intellectual out there.
I damn well almost fell off my high chair. Babbette and all.
I poke fun at Krooooogman not because he isn't smart - he evidently is - it's just that he's so unabashedly left-wing his comments deserve to be questioned.
Take this. Just as an example.
He claims America will be Ireland under Romney. Aside from the silliness of the analogy, this is just a plain, plump silly thing to argue.
What about the problems in Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and the UK? None of which one can characterize as "right-wing." Those countries suffer from, among other things, big welfare programs and rigid labour codes. End of discussion.
On the flip side, Scandinavian countries don't exactly support conservative economic thought. Though countries like Sweden actually deregulate to spurn growth.
Krugman is just cherry-picking and taking you for an idiot.
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