Oligopsony comments on Some Heuristics for Evaluating the Soundness of the Academic Mainstream in Unfamiliar Fields - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Oligopsony 19 February 2011 11:41:27PM 4 points [-]

There's also no question that politics has played heavy roles in the awarding of the Peace Prize.

Isn't this a bit like saying "politics has played a heavy role in electing the President of the United States?" The Peace Prize is a political award.