Resistance is Futile

On p.218 Krugman states that" "If I had to summarize Ball's position, I would say that he suggests that Bernanke was assimilated by the Fed Borg.." Whatever you think of his economic analysis, you have to respect a Nobel Laureate who can work a Star Trek metaphor into his argument. However, I do think he has missed a trick here - Bernanke is not just any Borg - he is Locutus of Borg, created specifically to speak for the collective and to prepare the rest of us for assimilation.