- A week before the inauguration, we at @lawfaremedia.org accepted an essay from a West Point professor arguing that political neutrality sometimes obligates military resistance to lawful orders. Three days into the 2nd Trump admin, facing pressure from West Point, the author withdrew the essay.May 8, 2025 14:40
- Today, that author—Graham Parsons—published a @nytimes.com oped announcing his resignation from West Point, which he said "abandoned its core principles" in a matter of days. After consulting with him, @lawfaremedia.org decided to publish his initial submission below.
- Here is a link to Graham Parson's piece in @lawfaremedia.org. We leave it to you, the reader, to determine what was so objectionable in it that West Point felt the need to pressure a tenured faculty member to withdraw it: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-po...
- And here's a link to the oped: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
- COWARD
