I believe Paul Krugman is the best economist in the past 20 years. hahaha I'm just joking, Krugman has to be the world's worst economist! I don't have a favorite but if I had to choose one it would be Peter Schiff. I enjoy listening to Mike Maloney because he is a historian with great visual examples. I respect any economist that can look at past trends in economics and apply them to today. I have very little patience with Keynesian economists because it has been nothing more than a disaster that has no historical proof of working (dating back to Greek and Roman times).