In the passage pasted belown, Brad describes as one of his "most favorite
pieces of the book" -- and incidently the source of its title -- a "biting
denunciation" of William Greider for being someone "whose thought is thus
shaped by implicit, unexamined theories of which he is not
conscious."
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Jim Devine quoted,
"His [New York TIMES op-ed] colleague Paul Krugman relies on a loftier
form of condescension. 'Economists are smarter than most people, and I'm
smarter than most economists. Anyone who disagrees is an unlicensed hack
with an economics degree from a second-rate university.' Regu
>Jim,
>
>I'm curious, did Greider respond at all to Krugman's condescension toward
>him (Greider) as the "accidental theorist". If you have a copy of the
>column, I'd like to see it. It's not on the Nation website.
All I know is that Greider responded to PK's condescension with good humor.
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