Brad DeLong Is Still an Ethics Free Partisan Hack (Part of a Series)

Maybe that's why he thinks every other economist is as well.

But Pete Boettke reminds him that many "conservative" economists also opposed some of George W. Bush's policies.

Meanwhile, Will Wilkinson wants to know what the heck is wrong with economists. But there's nothing wrong with economists. There are just a few bad actors (DeLong, Krugman) engaging in the ad hominem attacks and other behavior Wilkinson decries. The rest, on both sides, seem to be having a pretty civil debate.

Bruce Bartlett has a pretty even-handed summary of the disagreements.