Krugman has become a political pundit. You are quoting his punditry work. Economists have never claimed globalization is a net negative, because it's not. I agr

Krugman has become a political pundit. You are quoting his punditry work. Economists have never claimed globalization is a net negative, because it's not. I agree they did not a do a good enough job of ensuring the government would help those harmed by globalization, but that is because they largely believe it's not their place to recommend policy actions, not because it surprised them.