People have been looking closely at the academic work of Professor Salaita since the controversy over his unhiring by the University of Illinois put him in the spotlight. In this Volokh Conspiracy post, George Mason University law professor David Bernstein looks into some of Salaita’s writing, book reviews in particular. They do not show an objectively, scholarly mind at work, but rather a hothead who simply can’t tolerate anyone who disagrees with him. His hiring as a scholar in American Indian studies becomes still more puzzling.