05 November 2012

Paul Krugman and Nate Silver Agree: New York Times reporting is ‘lazy’ and ‘stupid’

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman agreed with fellow New York Times blogger Nate Silver earlier this weekend that the paper both men work for is "stupid" and "lazy," adding that its purpose must surely be to "entertain."

The surprising statements came in separate blog posts from Krugman and Silver.

Actually, less than surprising considering how often readers call out Krugman on his blog for being uninformed and resorting to childish whining rather than attempting to debate or refute anyone without a statist position handed to them. At least Silver is focused on science and hard facts...

"Quite simply, many of the 'analysis' articles being published in these final days leave readers worse informed than they were before reading," Krugman bellowed on Saturday, in a blog post titled, "Reporting That Makes You Look Stupid."

Krugman's analysis of market functions is just as subjective and lacking hard ground on which to base his opinions. 

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