2mo ago

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?

www.dailyprincetonian.com

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I hate having a secdef i can beat in chess. I suck at chess
- Chess?! You could beat him at marbles he ain't got none.
  
  A few beers short of a six pack. In his defense, he already drank them.
  
  Dude consistently loses at Klondike.
Light plagiarism was serious enough that The NY Times ran like 700 stories to get the president of Harvard to resign. But that scandal was like 15 months ago and times have changed. The NY Times now has to cover the Met Gala like it’s a global summit creating a new world order from the ashes of a ruined civilization. Plus, Maggie Haberman needs access so she can save the most newsworthy bits for a book to be released in 2029.
Pretty huge problem I'd say. Ethical behavior is clearly the most valued characteristic in trumps government.
Depends on how white you are.
it's not his fault, he was really drunk.
That bit about Reagan wanting people to worship the state was pretty interesting.
I don’t think plagiarism matters in general. Information should be free after all. There are far more damming things Hegseth has done that should be called out instead.
- It's not about information being free it's about who this information is being credited to.
  If I tell you I had the best idea ever and should be rewarded for it, it definitely matters if I just heard my neighbours talking and repeat what they thought of.
- Terrible take. An inability to remember and report where your ideas came from is both a character problem and a sign of mental deficits. This guy can literally order the death of thousands of people on a whim. I would like to feel assured he is firing on all cylinders.

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