His Arming America was revealed as the Emperor’s New Anti-Gun Research that it was, and the scandal resulted in the revocation of his Bancroft Prize, loss of his job at Emory University, and cessation of publication. But Michael Bellesiles is back with a new publisher, with a new section about the controversy arguing that the past is not unalterable, and that Michael Bellesiles is a persecuted genius. As to the last part, he’s half right, having brought the persecution on his own head.