James Surowiecki and Megan McArdle are resonably interesting economic commentators -- he a liberal from the New Yorker, she a slighted more market-oriented blogger for The Atlantic who was formerly known as Jane Galt -- but they continue the long tradition of cluelessness about supply-side economics.
Here's Surowiecki with a typically superficial essay about the "great lie."
And McArdle, (1) claiming that a right-wing magazine just spiked a book review of hers because she didn't toe the line on taxes.
...and (2) saying again yesterday that the supply-siders are "simply incorrect."
I tried commenting on McArdle's blog today, but she refuses to post my polite note despite accepting all sorts of other worthless nonsense. I've been spiked!
Bret
UPDATE: McArdle had a really bad day and also is having spam problems. So it's probably not her fault my comment wasn't posted on her blog. My sympathies and apologies to Megan.
