Softer Skulls

The latest deception involving Michael Bellesiles is a relatively small one, but it should tell you something about his new publisher.

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[Ron Hardin]

And when upon your dainty breast I lay
My wearied head, more soft than eiderdown

- Wm. Nathan Stedman (fl. 1900-1916)

[Dave Weigel]

I believe the term for that is "speaking truth to power."

[R. C. Dean]

Actually, Dave, I think it is more like "speaking lies to the gullible."

[fredH]

I'm rather surprised that Wills removed his imprimatur from Bellesisles's book. He's never worried about the truth before when it got in the way of his pushing his pet notions. Has Wills ever met a collectivist idea that he didn't love?