Another reason I can’t wait for the election to be over: the New York Times‘ Paul Krugman will finally have to shut up about electoral politics, and can go back to being ridiculous on economics.
These days, ol’ Paul is arguing that the media is being incredibly one-sided, hostile, and plain old unfair to…Hillary Clinton.
Whatever your thoughts about Donald Trump, it’s hard to deny he’s been treated with savage hostility by the media. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Meanwhile, Hillary is asked questions like (and yes, this was a real question): “How did it make you feel when Donald Trump called you a ‘nasty woman’?”
But no, says Krugman, the real story here is the media’s relentless emphasis on phony scandals. Sure, Hillary hasn’t been perfect, but she’s better than most politicians.
He wrote an entire column on this.
And, as is our weekly duty, Bob Murphy and I devoted an episode of Contra Krugman to smashing it:
http://www.ContraKrugman.com/59
Potpourri:
(1) I’m giving away a 2017 Kia Soul in my affiliate contest later this month. If there’s a car giveaway you’ve ever had a better chance of winning than this one, I’d like to know about it….
(2) If you missed our webinar with the affiliate marketing experts who successfully coached my mom, you’ll want to watch before they take it down:
(3) Coming up this week on the Tom Woods Show: Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Podcast, That Guy T, Michael Malice (for post-election commentary), and Kevin Gutzman on impeachment (a power we can only hope is in our future).
