@eARCwelder i think that was a key moment in his devolution. he was forced to abjectly (insincerely) apologize. i think he might have resigned from some boards. i think he tremendously resented that he could not play with loose historical musings in public, to him that was “censorship”. (i don’t think it’s because at the time he was so attached to the thesis, he felt it out-of-bounds to be told not just “you’re wrong” but “you’re bad” and even face professional consequences.)