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We're lucky to have hard-headed people willing to put up with legal threats and bullying tactics. I'm not sure I'd have the spine for it. It reminds me of when

• afh1 2y ago
  The problem is being able to sue for something like defamation. At the extreme, like happens in Brazil, innocent people are sent to jail for criticizing politicians. https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-suits-defamation https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-suits-defamation
  • AtlasBarfed 2y ago
    That is true, but this is so much worse. 1) this is a college 2) it was about research, fundamental to the mission of higher education 3) it was fraud, not error 4) It was HARVARD, exalted bastion of elite colleges, the most prestigious university in the US I get Harvard is always more about influence and an insiders club rather than any real academic work, but still ... So many heads should roll over this.