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6. Again, we're pitting the economic opinions of ...

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 12:40 PM

Jan 2014

a journalist, degreed in Political Philosophy (University of Chicago) with a Masters Degree in Comparative Politics (albeit from the London School of Economics) against a PhDed, Nobel Prize winner in Economics.

When are people going to judge the opinions of a commenter based on their qualifications for offering that opinion. I have an opinion regarding an area of Theoretic Physics ... Why won't anyone take my desire to debate Stephen Hawkings seriously, after all I have an under-graduate degree, a Masters and a professional degree (though none of them touch on Theoretic Physics)?

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Krugman's 12-Year-Old Sarcasm Eludes the Wall Street Journal [View all] ProSense Jan 2014 OP

The Shrill One - Rofl BootinUp Jan 2014 #1

And unfortunately edhopper Jan 2014 #2

checkmate phantom power Jan 2014 #3

Stephens is the worst sort of buffoon: the kind who thinks he's actually smart alcibiades_mystery Jan 2014 #4

Yup, ProSense Jan 2014 #11

I am so glad of the fact when I make a fool of myself, usually no one else is looking. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #5

+10000000 LittleGirl Jan 2014 #7

Again, we're pitting the economic opinions of ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #6

The WSJ's economic opinions are never neutral. And its writers are not paid to tell the truth. freshwest Jan 2014 #8

To me ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #9

No shit. Here's another good smack down by Krugman ProSense Jan 2014 #10

Lol--not many would fare well in that kind of battle with Krugman fishwax Jan 2014 #12

I'd say "sarcasm from twelve years ago". Silent3 Jan 2014 #13