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==> Jack Hunter argues that even though he’s in favor of gay marriage personally (thinking it should be decided legally at the state level), he strongly objects to the rhetoric of saying it is akin to the Civil Rights movement for blacks. I still think Gene Callahan has the best observation on this whole issue […]

Krugman Ignores Massive Human Suffering

Really! Watch where I take this post. In a post titled, “Debasing Lincoln” Krugman writes: Greg Sargent catches John Boehner invoking none other than Abraham Lincoln to inveigh against the deficit. This is pretty funny — in multiple ways. One is the whole notion of relying on Lincoln as an authority on economic policy. Why […]

More on Keynesians Loving the Boom

A few posts ago, I pointed out that Krugman unintentionally let slip the fact that he wants policies that reignite a boom. Naturally, a Krugman defender said I was nuts in the comments. Perhaps this quote from Brad DeLong will be more convincing: In the 12 years of the Great Depression – between the stock-market […]

More On Krugman Judging People On Their Records

In a previous post, I walked through just how hilarious it was, that Krugman complains about people not punishing policymakers who had bad economic predictions, when he himself said there was no one he’d rather be reappointed than Ben Bernanke. Today I’ve got another gem. In this post, Krugman writes: The excellent Kathleen Geier — […]

Progressives Call Our Bluff on Minimum Wage

You know how some of us knee-jerk libertarians were scolded–by friends and foes alike–for saying, “Well gee Mr. President, if raising the minimum wage to $9/hour is a good idea, why not $20 or $100?” Well now we’re getting dangerously close to this. There’s now a video floating around the Intertubes, praised by progressive pundits […]

Update on Krugman Debate

Nothing new here, but some of you might prefer video to text: And here’s where you make your pledge…

You Can’t Judge a Man By His Fans, Of Course…

…but this is still funny. Gus Spanier sent me this note: I posted a comment on this video referring to your debate challenge to Mr. Krugman. I [received] this reply from a Krugman supporter. “Austria is not America. Murphy thinks that Austria is a super power that prints it’s own money. Why on earth would […]

While We Were Sleeping…

…someone emailed me to say that the KrugmanDebate pledge total is over $104,000! It may have been due to the heroic efforts of Tom Woods when he was guest-hosting Peter Schiff’s show. (I always picture Tom watching me and thinking, “Bob reminds me a lot of myself, when I was less famous.”) So you make […]