Economics in bankruptcy or under chapter 11?

Krugman, Thoma, Summers ask: Is economics broken?

A "great divide" between academic, government and business economists is preventing the field from tackling real-world problems, Mark Thoma writes. Reuters has invited leading economists to respond to Thoma's piece. Commentary
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Comment: This is typical. The editors of Reuters ask some of the main suspects of the killing for clearing the case.