John Cochrane Rightly Objects to the Mobthink of Krugman, Wolfers, Yellen, and Other Economists

by Don Boudreaux on June 16, 2020

These times, it is already trite to observe, are sad and dangerous, filled as they are with roving bands of rabid “Twitter Robespierres.” Liberalism – true liberalism – is rejected, in deed if not always in word, by many who once called themselves “liberal.” Humanity’s brutality, we see again, is never far from the surface even when it is veiled by some trappings of civilization.

John Cochrane’s express opposition to the Twitter Robespierres who chopped off the editor-head of economist Harald Uhlig is brilliant. Read it.