One thing that is nice about having a fairly small readership: I don’t have to worry too much about what I say. So I can just say what I think. And what I think is that Paul Krugman has a crush on Lydia DePillis. Krugman, as you should all know, is the brilliant economist who is today better known for being a great big meanie to conservatives. And Lydia DePillis is (and I regret that my life is so devoid of anything of real interest that I don’t even have to look this up) the most recent person to join Ezra Klein’s Wonk Blog. So how do I know that the grand ol’ man of economics has a crush on the young Ms. DePillis? I’m getting to it…

But first you need to understand how Wonk Blog is organized. The simple answer is: I don’t know. But it does seem to me that Ezra Klein gets the best articles to write. As a result, Lydia DePillis seems to very often get stuck with really boring topics, even though she very often transcends them.

Given this, why would Paul Krugman post two articles in three days dealing with pieces by DePillis? I’ll grant you, yesterday’s article was a fun one, Remember When Republicans Were worried About “Economic Uncertainty”? But before that, she wrote what I called “one of those horrible interviews with people no one cares about,” “Shame on us”: How Businesses Brought the Debt Limit Mess Onto Themselves. Krugman trudged through that out of general interest?! I just don’t think so.

Add to that that fact that Krugman has been dieting recently. Sure, he might be doing that because his life is so great that he wants to live as long as possible. And certainly, those of us who read Krugman get alerted to every great thing that happens in his life, even if I’m not too keen on standing room only gigs. But as we now know, being slightly heavier is actually healthier and Krugman must know that. (I think I first read about it in Wonk Blog before DePillis joined.) So the question is, “Who you trying to impress Krugman?!”

Finally, just look at this young lady: she’s cute as a button! To me, that’s the final strike. Krugman is in love. But I would advise caution. Krugman is 60. DePillis looks early 20s. That is way creepy. What’s more, an affair could well kill the great man—regardless his weight. As for the other side of the affair, Krugman’s wife, Robin Wells could definitely take DePillis in a fight. It’s not worth the risk.

But Krugman definitely has a crush.

Update (2 October 2013 2:30 pm)

The crush continues, “Lydia DePillis continues her informative series of blog posts…” Oh, how he tries to cover!