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Belling the Cat's avatar

I read The Art of Political Manipulation *many* years ago, back in grad school (a den of rat-choice rebels during its controversial years), and applied Riker's wisdom & insights as best I could ever after. A classic; thanks for reminding me of its greatness. I think I'll pull it off the shelf and read it again!

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Carl's avatar

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Carl's avatar

There's always a market for folks like the disappeared IU General Counsel. Cornell hired the GC of Oberlin after the disastrous (for Oberlin) Gibson's Bakery litigation.

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Eric Rasmusen's avatar

Amazing! People look at credentials (was chief counsel at IU) and not at achievements or disachievements. I found a link verifying your claim. It is significant that the newspaper article doesn't even mention the bakery litigation. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/04/donica-thomas-varner-appointed-university-counsel

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