“Has Paul Krugman never heard of a ‘charter school’ or a ‘voucher’? … Professor Krugman’s analytical ‘death spiral’ in general is tragic to watch, and his columns on healthcare are so lame that I have never bothered to dissect them…. But now he’s gone after the children. In ‘A Socialist Plot’ (New York Times, August 27), he tries to drive a wedge between conservatives who advocate controlling the urge to expand SCHIP without end, and our apparently happy acceptance of government-run K-12 education. He test-drives a spoof conservative press release condemning the government for providing ‘free’ [sic] education to kids whose parents could afford to send them to private school.” (08/28/07)