We should take this with a grain of salt because your reputation is tied to his. This is the cascade effect that occurs when someone very powerful behaves inapp

We should take this with a grain of salt because your reputation is tied to his. This is the cascade effect that occurs when someone very powerful behaves inappropriately-the people below them must defend it to protect what they have. Having come from acedemia, I disagree with just about everything in this post. People do care about conflicts of interest and when very powerful people are being reviewed, they get greater leeway because of the power of retribution.