I read that before I posted the quote. I think it's worth reading, so I'm glad you posted it. I'm not trying to prove Krugman is bad with the quote; I simply a

I read that before I posted the quote. I think it's worth reading, so I'm glad you posted it. I'm not trying to prove Krugman is bad with the quote; I simply added it because I find it amusing. His excuse says: "I was writing in print about something I'm not an expert in, and I wasn't being serious anyway." Fine. That is how I would interpret things even without the excuse. It still says something about Krugman, but no, the quote is not overly damning by itself. (Krugman's entire body of non-academic work, on the other hand....)