Seems that the UMass Darthmouth student who claimed that DHS agents investigated him for requesting a copy of Mao’s Little Red Book via inter library loan is a fabricated lie by the student in question.
My initial reaction, as noted in the post below, was to believe it. I should have listened to my inner cynic, since it was saying “why would the DHS investigate a kid for requesting a book you can order on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or any other bookstore?”
Quite simply, the book is readily available everywhere. It was and probably still is, required reading for Classical Studies majors at New York University. I have a copy on my shelves. The whole thing was a bit odd. I should have not been so lazy in my initial post, and written of my reservations.
So, consider this an update and a correction.
Although, as Digby notes, “But lest anyone think that this means anything, check this out…”
Read Digby’s post linked directly above… some important points therein.
