The problem is that he acted like a political operative while donning the persona of a scholar. Then he tried to whitewash things through originalism. That’s
1) bad faith
2) proving what @espinsegall.bsky.social , @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app and many others have been saying all along
In dat geval mede door Peter De Roover
It’s lacking the disclaimer “hey, just spitballing here, it’s not like I, an academic, have given this any serious, scholarly attention”. Sure, now he’s saying the quiet part out loud, but not before having fooled a bunch of folks (whether highly regarded senior or not).
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social be like “no bad wifi here!”
Meanwhile, Randy…
All of that is already extensively documented in @jessbravin.bsky.social ’s 2014 book. Nothing new since.