Where is the Times?
Reuters catches wind of the "unprecedented" second no-confidence vote....meanwhile, the Crimson provides a
nifty little history of the no-confidence motion, and explains why
the Andrei Shleifer scandal really has gotten under the faculty's skin.
Incidentally, I misquoted Larry Summers' statement on the Shleifer scandal below. The correct statement, according to the Crimson, is: “I am not knowledgeable of the facts and circumstances to be able to express an opinion as a consequence of my recusal."
This is, of course, a claim that does not pass the smell test...If there's one thing the Harvard faculty knows about Summers, it's that he is well-informed. In fact, he's generally only too happy to tell you how well-informed he is. So for him to turn around now and plead ignorance—even if it were true, which it surely is not, no one would believe it.
Which means that the Harvard faculty believes that its president is a liar. I know, that sounds harsh, but it's an incontestable conclusion.
