Comments on: On the Ownership of Gored Oxen

By: lex

lex — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:33:42 +0000

Accepted. My apologies in turn for jumping to conclusions.

By: fliterman

fliterman — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:30:51 +0000

lex – My apologies. Those prickly comments were actually a direct result of, and a response to the anti-Krugman post that appeared on Jules Crittenden’s blog, and that you had linked to in #18 above.

I now realize my comments would have been more appropriate on Crittenden’s blog, than on yours. And at the very least I should have, but failed, to indicate here on your blog exactly what I was responding to. Sorry.

By: lex

lex — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000

Very well put, fliterman. It would be a lovely addition to a post that belittled Krugman’s economic contributions. Let’s all go and look for one.

Do you guys never run out of strawmen?

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:44:25 +0000

Flit — I respect the academic prowess of Krugman. It is the willingness to trade that capital for a pulpit to preach on all subjects of interest, enabled by a syncophant publisher, that is irritating beyond belief. You correctly equate the enviable economic intellect of Friedman and Krugman. But most of Freidman’s opinion writings were focused on tax policy, fiscal policy — all things related to economics. If Krugman stayed there, and didn’t get into his trademark didacticism, always focused on the perceived crimes of Republicans, he’d be OK. But he can’t resist the temptation to swap his well earned credibility in one area, for preaching on any crime he sees through his procrustean lens.

By: fliterman

fliterman — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:21:04 +0000

Paul Krugman is naturally a polarizing figure, mostly because of his slanted NYT editorial opinions, and criticisms of the Bush administration. Thus he is admired by laymen ‘lefties’, but intensely detested by a large (many in the closet) conservative segment of laymen NYT readers – especially those of different economic and political persuasions.

Nevertheless, those who are more knowledgeable should recognize, despite Krugman’s left-leaning critiques, within the far more ~~amicable~~ né ‘respectful’ world of award-winning economists and academia, Krugman’s economic research and contributions seriously hold the highest respect of nearly all, and transcend most all political and economic disagreement.

We all should salute Paul Krugman, as we all did the late former Nobel winner, Milton Friedman.

[But unfortunately, some pettifogging petty bloggers will try to divert what should be our national pride for one who is so internationally acknowledged, into a cheap and petty blog post.]

Although I have long disagreed with the late Friedman’s economic positions (and politics), I thoroughly respect and admire his significant contributions to economic theory…. (wrong as they appear today.) Likewise, I submit all should respect Krugman’s equal contributions and Nobel award as well.

These guys – Friedman/Krugman (regardless of being on opposite ends of the political/economic spectrum) don’t get the Nobel Prize for naught. They all deserve respect on the international Nobel world stage for their extraordinary contributions. Belittling their achievement belittles the porcine belittler, as it also does diminish us all.

By: unkawill

unkawill — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:39:41 +0000

28 RetRsvMike // Oct 13, 2008 at 1:16 pm

I, for one, would like to thank OP Johnson for that prime sample of authentic frontier gibberish.

I about fell out of my chair on that one. Thanks!