Ep. 142 KRUGMAN FLATTENED: The Neocons Are Sincere, He Says, But Everyone Else Is a Shill for the Coal Industry
Krugman tips his hat to the neoconservatives, whom he describes as “sincere,” but says the rest of his right-of-center opponents are unprincipled shills. Why, they support Trump’s government support for coal!
Uh, nope.
Krugman Column
“Coal, Cash, and Bad Faith” (June 2, 2018)
Contra Columns
“Krugman Unwittingly Compliments Free Market Conservatives,” by Bob Murphy
“‘Economy crippling’ and ‘third grade’ work: Conservatives pan Trump’s move to save failing coal and nuclear plants,” by Tom DiChristopher
Testimony of John R. Christy before U.S. House Committee on Science, Space & Technology
Related Episodes (Tom Woods Show)
On Public Goods:
Ep. 864 The Bogus Public Goods Rationale for Government
Ep. 130 The Fallacies of ‘Public Goods’ (Jeff Herbener)
Ep. 94 Public Goods, Private Communities (Fred Foldvary)
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