Re: RE: Re: KRUGMAN WATCH: PK vs. RN

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I send my anti-columns to him somewhat randomly: since he's not in my
address book at home, he doesn't get any of them written at home. I also
forget sometimes. Is that what you're asking about?

At 05:31 PM 7/24/00 -0400, you wrote:
> You're sending these to PK?
> Do you send the rest of the thread too?
>
> mbs
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> Subject: [PEN-L:22167] Re: KRUGMAN WATCH: PK vs. RN
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> In my anti-column, I wrote:
> > >July 23, 2000 / New York TIMES
> >
> > >RECKONINGS / By PAUL KRUGMAN<
> >
> >In this column, PK turns to consider Ralph Nader, whose presidential
> >candidacy he's been ignoring all along. (For example, when discussing
> >Social Security, only Bush and Gore's opinions are deemed relevant.) I
> >don't quite understand why PK's expertise in economics is needed to do
> >hatchet-jobs on someone's personality, but PK's employers seem to think
> >it's helpful.
>
> Paul Krugman informs me that this sounds conspiratorial, as if he takes
> orders from the editorial board of the NY TIMES.
>
> I apologize, especially since I hate conspiracy theory (it's a
> mind-killer). PK does not take orders from the editors. Rather, it's a
> mutually-beneficial deal between him and the TIMES. They like his political
> perspective and he likes theirs.
>
> Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine

Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine