Seeking More Honesty from Economists, Left & Right

In recent years, much has been written about how the economics profession is drifting to the left. For example, Noah Smith writes: 

“…almost all of the most prominent economists in the public sphere -- Paul Krugman, Summers, Thomas Piketty, and the rest -- lean to the left, and lean significantly more to the left than in years past. Conservative economists are largely hiding out in academia…”