Per k eep sell sourced the Becker quote in question is demonstrably a statement made by Becker and Becker is a Nobel Prize winner in Economic Science If you are asserting that the quote is less than well sourced would you please specify deficiencies supporting the claim Per Krugman s column is self described as politics What is the saliency of that observation the Wikipedia article in question is Paul Krugman not Paul Krugman s Column