Theodore Dalrymple informs us of the current controversy surrounding the well-known psychologist, Dan Ariely, in this week’s Takimag column.

The precise role of Professor Ariely in the fabrication of data is not yet certain. He might himself have been a victim of someone else’s malfeasance, though this would not be most people’s favored explanation. They would much prefer the downfall of a man who has hitherto bestridden the world with his best-sellers such as The Honest Truth About Dishonesty.