by Mark Thoma, University of Oregon (Department of Economics)

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His Readers are Now Dumber for His Efforts

Posted on June 02, 2008

Brad DeLong is rightlycritical of the editors of the New York Times opinion page for running articles that misinform readers. But it's worth noting that the editors at the Washington Post are doing the same thing. Witness this column today by Robert Samuelson. The main intent of the article is to bash environmentalists for proposing a cap-and-trade system, but there's no foundation to Samuelson's arguments, they're based upon an incorrect understanding of how these policies work. Here's Ryan Avent:Robert Samuelson Drinks Deeply From the Cup of Stupid, The Bellows: Washington Post columnist Rob...

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