Economics for the most part is more scientific than it was a decade ago, which is to say that it’s now about as scientific as reading a pack of tarot cards rather than haruspicy.

I used to think economics had physics envy, but I think that is just an excuse for obfuscation. Obfuscation was the goal, not the result – obfuscation to conceal the fact that it was a proto-science fully captured by neo-liberalism.