Michael Hudson is PhD in Economics and a professor of economics that worked at Chase as a research economist. His conclusions aren't based on "reading the news from afar".
Kurt Wise is a PhD in paleontology from Harvard and is a young earth creationist. Having a PhD does not make you correct. And the guy above is right that there's very little data in the article. A lot of musings and general observations.
That's why I didn't just mention his degree, I mentioned that he's currently employed as a professor and that he worked at high level in the private sector in this field. There's not really much more you could ask for. I'm not sure Kurt Wise could find a job as a paleontology professor and as a forensic paleontologist in a very impactful position.
There is not that much data, of course. This is an article meant for laymen in economics, and is mostly focused on explaining the reasons why things are as they are. If you want quantitative analysis you can certainly find quite a bit that agrees with him.