Krugman and Economic Theory

Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, is, unfortunately, also a liberal and when push comes to shove he applies liberal faith instead of scientific integrity. He recently accused Sen. Kyl of ignoring textbook economics when Kyl said that unemployment benefits tend to prolong unemployment. But that is exactly what Krugman and his wife said in the textbook that they wrote:

"Public policy designed to help workers who lose their jobs can lead to structural unemployment as an unintended side effect. . . . In other countries, particularly in Europe, benefits are more generous and last longer. The drawback to this generosity is that it reduces a worker's incentive to quickly find a new job. Generous unemployment benefits in some European countries are widely believed to be one of the main causes of "Eurosclerosis," the persistent high unemployment that affects a number of European countries."

It is unfortunate that a scientist like Krugman would write a book called: The Heart of a Liberal.
Is he a scientist or a liberal?

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/03/025752.php

Obama and the Muslim World

The visit of Obama to Indonesia, where he spent some time while growing up, is protested.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_obama

I thought that the world loved us now that Bush is gone.

Al Gore Responsible for Murder-Suicides?

An Argentina couple killed themselves and one of the children (and attempted to kill their daughter who survived 2 bullet wounds) over concerns about global warming. If civil laws allow assorted hate mongers being liable for murders committed by unknown followers, should Al Gore be criminally liable for this? Rhetorical question. (Answer, for those who don't know, is No. And neither should other speakers be liable when some listener takes their words too far.)

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/01/al-gore-is-not-responsible-for-those-alleged-global-warmicides/