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Paul Krugman and Barack Obama receiving Nobel prizes was the wake up call I needed to realize how many "honors" are actually the establishment rubber stamping t
by bgorman 8y ago
Paul Krugman and Barack Obama receiving Nobel prizes was the wake up call I needed to realize how many "honors" are actually the establishment rubber stamping their avatars.
- flatfilefan 8y agoI was also wondering how a Nobel prize and Krugman fit in one sentence every time I read his column in NYT. Now recently even the Swedish Academy had revealed corruption and petty politics between its members. Just have to learn to ruthlessly ignore any authorities, I guess.
- lokedhs 8y agoTo be fair, the Swedish Academy is only responsible for the literature prize. While the Academy has done some fantastic things (for example, Svenska Akademiens Ordbok) they have been a social club for the intellectual elite for a long time. The economy prize (which isn't even a real Nobel prize) is given by the Swedish National Bank.
- jdougan 8y agoTo be fair, Krugman's work on trade theory was deserving of the Econ pseudo-Nobel. He can be a very good economist when he isn't being politically partisan and making claims along the lines that those who disagree with him are bad people. Remember his blog was called "The Conscience of a Liberal" not "The Conscience of an Economist".