The Type D Economist. Krugman melds motive and consequence into deception. (More Like type BS)

NRO ^ | October 08, 2003, 9:34 a.m. | Donald Luskin

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>>The Democratic Party is opposed to tax cuts. Is this a matter of principled concern for the fiscal health of the United States, or is it because "the people" that dominate the party platform — the teachers' unions; the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; and opponents of Social Security reform — all feed from the government trough?

That just about cuts through all their BS with one sharp cleaver.

[Norse]

Krugman - worst economist of the 20th, 21th centuries

[Support Free Republic]

Got a minute?

I'd really like you to rub my ears,
or help out FR.

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

I'm with you, Murd (I mean, Drum). You know, I'm an economist who has studied the philosophy of science fairly rigorously and I have never heard about "type C, M" arguments or any other of these things (although anything that discredits an idiot like Krugman can't be all bad).

Why do economists try to make so needlessly complicated something that is so simple? No wonder my profession is shrinking by the day.

[.cnI redruM]

I think of Krugman as an over-fed, squalling little brat who chucks hand-fulls of Gerber at the walls until someone gives him his way just to shut him up.

[liberallarry]

When the proper years are chosen...

"...faster GDP growth can unambiguously be observed." - Luskin
....you can make the figures support any argument. - me

Starve the Beast...

....is an explicit conservative tactic for reducing government size

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>>>>>>>Starve the Beast...

Before it eats you out of house and home.

>>>>>>>>>>....is an explicit conservative tactic for reducing government size

Or as Democratic Party Founder TJ would have put it. "The government that governs best, governs least."

[liberallarry]

Right. So why is Luskin so defensive about it?

[.cnI redruM]

He's too intimidated by the mainstream media. I wish he'd go after Krugman with a truncheon and seriously beat his deracinated arguments to death once and for all.

[liberallarry]

Or putting it another way...

Liberals want to feed the beast as a way taking money from those who have it and giving to to those who don't...
Conservatives want to starve the beast because they believe that it is hopelessly corrupt, inefficient, counterproductive, and unfair.

So why is Luskin so defensive about it?

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

AMEN!

[TopQuark]

Are you familiar with his work?

[WOSG]

Luskin is correcting the lies of Krugman.
And doing a great job. He's nailed it absolutely right.
Krugman calls it "lying" when people dare to have policy disagreements with him. He takes it all personally.

IF you think Luskin should be advocating something, ask him.
I dont see that its his job to fit your stereotype.

Luskin is on a mission to be the 'Truth detector squad' on Krugman. He's been a market commentator also, but has no particular axe to grind, except 'what will the market do next?'

If you want to hear a great Conservative economist opine, read Sowell. Or for free market comments: guest editorials in the WSJ; Or Carolyn Baum, Arthur Laffer, etc.

[Norse]

all too familiar, are you?

[liberallarry]

IF you think Luskin should be advocating something, ask him

I had an unpleasant e-mail exchange with him over the Plame affair.

I dont see that its his job to fit your stereotype

What stereotype is that?

If you want to hear a great Conservative economist opine, read Sowell

One of my favorites...although I'm not familiar with his later work.

[liberallarry]

I'll put it more bluntly

Like him or not Krugman is big League. Luskin is a tire-biter.

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/924778/posts
The lies of Paul Krugman- ( BLAIR, BRAGG, DOWD ... KRUGMAN? )
various FR links | 06-07-03 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[WOSG]

your stereotype is that anyone who thinks Krugman is a lying partisan hack must be a free-market conservative.

On the contrary, even an honest liberal can see Krugman for the lying partisan hack that he is.

(for proof of "lies" claim I refer you to Luskin's copious documentation of it.)

[WOSG]

Krugman has a small mind, far smaller than Luskin's.

Krugman has a 'big league' platform because the NYTimes gives it to liberal shills. Most of their columnists are vapid ranters, Krugman's no exception.

[liberallarry]

your stereotype is that anyone who thinks Krugman is a lying partisan hack must be a free-market conservative

I believe Luskin is a free-market conservative...but whether true or no he doesn't have to be defensive about "starve the beast". It's a legitimate point of view.

(for proof of "lies" claim I refer you to Luskin's copious documentation of it.)

I looked at Luskin's stuff when I was arguing with him. I think he's a nit-picker and mote-magnifier. A tire-biter, as I said.

Krugman has a 'big league' platform because the NYTimes gives it to liberal shills

Please. Even you can't believe that. They chose him because he had great credentials which they believed would make him effective in a very limited, specialized arena. That he's turned into PAUL KRUGMAN DREADED NEMESIS OF THE RIGHT is entirely due to his extraordinary talents.