George Stigler's Tenure Call

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Aww, I thought Strunk's comment was witty. Bonus points if you get the name.

Stigler jumped to Chicago later, and he did his most famous work after 1950, so clearly he didn't think all that much of job security...

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I'll just speak the obvious. It is obvious to me that Stigler's comment, though taken literally may well be true, was spoken in jest.

But, in our highly politicized world today, any spoken and recorded word can be used later by those who would denigrate us, or our position, to smear and marginalize.

Unfortunately, with the computerized world we have today, nothing will escape notice and use, as many a politician has discovered to his/her regret.