I posted this to the Potholes thread in General discussion. It didn't get much of a response, but it touches some interesting points, and is pretty illuminating, IMO. A book review of Michael Perelman's book Railroading Economics:

Why Orthodox Economics Fails
http://monthlyreview.org/081229castro.php

I found this article interesting also, though it gets into some concerns that might interest mostly university professors/academics:

How Did Economics Get Into Such a State?
http://www.paecon.net/PAEtexts/Hodgson1.htm