Rubio and the zombies

P Krugman - The New York Times, 2013 - economics.utoronto.ca
On the other hand, the GOP reply, delivered by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, was both
interesting and revelatory. And I mean that in the worst way. For Mr. Rubio is a rising star, to
such an extent that Time magazine put him on its cover, calling him “The Republican
Savior.” What we learned Tuesday, however, was that zombie economic ideas have eaten
his brain. In case you're wondering, a zombie idea is a proposition that has been thoroughly
refuted by analysis and evidence, and should be dead—but won't stay dead because it …