KRUGMAN: Oh, and just for the record: No, it’s not the same on the other side of the aisle.

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51. No, he doesn't

in the 1990's, when left of center heterodox economists were challenging him on free trade, he tried to rally the orthodoxy to undermine them and called on them to viciously attack the critics of "Ricardo's difficult idea" (I think that was the phrase he used). Who was right? He often attacks and brushes aside economists, often on the left, that think differently than he does. He got into a debate with Steve Keen about how finance and the monetary system works, he believes in something that is the opposite of reality, and has been for centuries. He claims, because he believes in something called the "loanable funds" theory. He recently tared and feathered the economist Friedman for using models orthodox economists like Krugman uses to run the numbers on Sanders plan. He was attacked in unprofessional and dishonest ways, and many esteemed economists such as James Galbraith and Bill Black were outraged by his behavior and demanded an apology. Then there is his propaganda regarding the "berniebros" BS. He has no shame and while he is moderately better than economists to his right, he's also often full of $hit.

If anyone is interested, there's tons others.

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2016/02/krugman-and-his-gangs-libeling-of-economist-gerald-friedman-for-finding-that-conventional-models-show-that-sanders-plan-could-work.html

"Krugman and His Gang’s Libeling of Economist Gerald Friedman for Finding That Conventional Models Show That Sanders Plan Could Work"

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/04/pilkington-krugman-critique-of-the-critics.html

"Philip Pilkington: “The Chosen Ones” – Krugman’s Critique of the Critics"

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2016/01/krugmans-cowardly-attack-on-david-dayen-over-krugmans-misrepresentation-of-sanders-financial-reforms.html

"Krugman’s Cowardly, Dishonest Attack on David Dayen Over Krugman’s Misrepresentation of Sanders’ Financial Reforms"

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/19/1487878/-Joint-Economic-Committee-Executive-Director-Calls-Out-Krugman-et-al-Over-Hit-Piece

"Krugman, et al, Called Out by Former JEC Executive Director, James Galbraith, Over Hit Piece"