Even the Times thinks Krugman is a hack

Robert Musil points out that more reporting of an economic nature from the Times is woefully incomplete (i.e. basically inaccurate BS). But we expect nothing else. What is amusing, however, is that the Times doesn't consider its own columnist worthy of citation even when his crackpot theories support their own agenda-driven reporting.

Could the Times editors be smart enough to realize that citing Krugman weakens their case?