BELLESILES UPDATE: The History News Network has an edited version of my op-ed on the reviewers of Michael Bellesiles’ Arming America and their widespread failure to acknowledge their error. I should note that since this originally appeared the Christian Science Monitor — while not retracting its review yet — has run a story on the issue. There’s also a discussion (pretty critical of The Monitor and Bellesiles) on the CSM’s Monitor Talk discussion board.