"Tim Hudak is a great example of the damage a good education can do. So is Stephen Harper. Both are products of university economics departments in the late 20th century. Each has a proud M.A. in the field. Like their American cognate — Paul Ryan — they’ve chosen to implement economic policy with no or little experience in the work world....
"...Yves Smith of nakedcapitalism.com, ... notes the special delusion of economists: “Every social science save economics rests on the assumption of human irrationality.”"
Rick Salutin: Harper, Hudak and the dangers of an education.
Great article - only slightly tongue-in-cheek! It's good to read someone drawing people's attention to the dangers of the non-science called "economics".
