21 February 2005 - Monday

At last, the truth emerges

At Cliopatria, historian Greg James Robinson is boldly pursuing a controversial thesis. His analysis of President Truman's farewell letter to Dean Acheson is breathtaking in its simplicity but astounding in its courage.

If my tenured position was ever on the line for something I said, and my scholarly record was being subjected to a 30 day investigation, I would not want to be faced with the accusation that I did not pursue a fair and objective inquiry—especially where, as here, the question of plagiarism is involved.
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