So many economists are working hard to improve the profession. But still we have an incredibly prominent economist (Nobel prize winner, longtime University of Chicago professor) spouting things as harmful as this, during a national crisis of all times. https://medium.com/@ArchbridgeInst/nobel-prize-winning-economist-dr-5550da1df5c3

Obviously many academic fields have far too many racist, sexist cranks in positions of prestige. But more than most fields, economics empowers those cranks to speak their mind about groups they hate as if they have some relevant expertise.