Are you always so good at missing a point. The point is that flirtation with a LTOV has made several economists better poltical economists and better economists (to the list we could add famous Ricardians and Neo-Ricardians such as Saffra and Robins) Brad will never be famous...nor will he ever make a novel contribution to that degenerate research program to which he belongs. It is just patently false to suggest that engagement with the LTOV destroys brains.
Travis