Some young fans of liberty have a circle called “Paul Krugman Is a Moron,” and things being so out of joint, I was almost tempted to sign up. I didn’t. Not because I disagreed with the spirit of it, but because it isn’t true. If, as wiki tells us, moron was coined in 1910 from the Greek word moros, which means “dull” (as opposed to “sharp”), then Paul Krugman is not a moron. His New York Times column is nothing if not lucid, and it’s often witty and sharp too. Mind you, this is not a defense of Krugman. With … Continue reading If Only Paul Krugman Were a Moron