The issue most people have with Krugman is that he's living this odd dual-life between respected economist and partisan. He intertwines the two in such a way th

The issue most people have with Krugman is that he's living this odd dual-life between respected economist and partisan. He intertwines the two in such a way that you take <serious economics> + <krugman's belief system> and get policy recommendations out the other end. So it's seriously compelling to people who share his beliefs, anathema to those who don't, and kind of annoying to everyone else who notices the context switches and hand waving.