I get a kick out of how much attention a shlock like Krugman is paid by otherwise intelligent people. Of course, this makes it necessary for Dr. Boudreaux to send letter after letter to the Grey Lady, hoping against hope that a few of those readers who read approvingly Krugman’s column the day before read his response, and further that they pay attention and think about the questions at hand, and that at least a few well-intentioned readers will recognize what a charlatan Krugman is. The same battles have to be fought and won over and over and over again.

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