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Originally Posted by kg_veteran
Sowell is one of the greatest thinkers in America today. Krugman is undoubtedly a talented economist, but he is not Sowell's equal (your feelings regarding the columns above notwithstanding).
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No, you are correct. They are not equal. Krugman is unquestionably intelectually superior.
He was one of the 5 most influential economists in the world before he shifted his efforts to the editorial pages. People only view the current role he has taken of devoting around 90% of his efforts to bash the Bush administration, but he has much much more on his resume. Krugman's academic papers have been single handedly created several whole fields of economic analysis.