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Friday, July 28, 2006
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There'll Always Be An England American holders of bogus degrees are hunted down and punished; but in England it's still quite safe to pass yourself off as a PhD-holder, even if it's from a diploma mill like Lasalle University of Louisiana. Hell, over there you can collect a great deal of money in court damages if anyone says boo about your doctorate, as hypnotist extraordinaire Paul McKenna just did. Although there's abundant evidence that Lasalle is a mill, and that McKenna knew it, the judge, "who heard the case without a jury, said he could not accept that the newspaper had discharged the burden of proving that the sting of the words complained of was substantially true." So if you're thinking of buying your next degree, buy it in the States, move to England, and all will be well. If you're lucky enough to attract some negative comment, you may even make your fortune. |