At least, so said Paul Krugman (from Mickey Kaus, via Glenn Reynolds).

What Krugman is talking about is the play in which the Rhinoceros is a metaphor for fascism, the characters eventually transforming themselves into Rhinos (i.e. fascists).

It's just Krugman's cute way of stopping just short of calling Kaus a fascist. (Along with "the rhinoceri running the country.")

Mostel, of course, was accused of being a communist because of his attendance at Communist Party meetings and "support of Free Earl Browder Movement."

But I hardly think Krugman was insinuating that Mickey Kaus is a communist.

In any case, Kaus is a little young to have supported the Free Earl Browder! Movement.

I'd say that Krugman has nothing on Zero, but I don't have a Ph.D. in economics.