A few months ago we learned of a massive hoax perpetrated against several peer-reviewed academic journals.

The incident came to be called Sokol Square or the Grievance Study Affair.

Three scholars wrote several studies submitted them to many academic journals,

and some of them got approved. What was shocking about this is that they were all

ridiculous and fake. In one instance, they rewrote a section of mine-comph,

but changed some of the nouns into feminist nouns and actually got it approved by a gender studies,

or what they call Grievance Studies journal. Now many people on the left, those who support

intersectional feminism, said, this is unethical and it's mean-spirited. People who are critical

of the intersectional ideology said, no, it's important that these people showed just how

shoddy academic research gets published as if it's fact. But there is an interesting debate arising,

whether or not publishing these hoaxes was in fact human subject research. But seemingly,

like clockwork, one of the individuals who perpetrated hoax is now facing disciplinary action,

that's Peter Begozion, who's an assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University.

So today, let's take a look at exactly what's going on in the aftermath of the Sokol Square

hoax and take a look at some of the arguments coming from those four and against what's actually

happening to Peter Begozion. Before we get started, please head over to timcast.com-foredslashdonate

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Last week, it was reported that Peter Begozion would be facing disciplinary action,

this story from the Washington Times. Portland State University professor to face discipline

for exposing shoddy scholarship. A scholar whose carefully crafted fiction helped expose the

rot within some sectors of the modern academy is now under fire from his home, Portland State

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