I have heard from a source that is reliable but a step or two removed from the situation that the Harvard Corporation has asked President Gay to resign and she has refused. Gay has apparently said that if she is fired, she will sue. Gay has retained her own counsel. I can’t 100% confirm the above is true, but if it is, I am sure the Board is concerned about what may emerge in legal discovery in the event of litigation.
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Sounds plausible, I guess. In general folks are sniffing far too eagerly around the SOOOOper secret Harvard Corporation…. You remember Bagehot: “Its mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic.” When people leave you alone every day to play to your heart’s content with fifty billion dollars, you’re unlikely to want that situation to get fucked up.
December 26th, 2023 at 11:26AM
The operation against President Gay is called sometimes called: “ratfucking”
Republican operatives, in this case Christopher Rufo, spread rumors or create controversy against a target. They try to get the rumors repeated in the mainstream press, to “legimatize them”, and in Rufo’s words: “then squeeze.” in order to “topple her.”
Rufo, you may recall, is famous for the high academic standards he applied to New College in Florida.
December 26th, 2023 at 11:30AM
Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager, repeats a rumor second hand. Then you repeat him. Squeeze!
December 26th, 2023 at 12:17PM
Matt: I know all about the ugly origins of the plagiarism attack. Plenty of reputable people, having determined that she indeed plagiarized, have called for her to resign.
Rufo is disgusting. This doesn’t mean he’s wrong.