The real problem is scholarly procedures and priorities, not motives. If the problem of procedures and priorities is addressed, the fact that politicians are tempted to misuse scholarly analysis for their own ends will take care of itself.
忙于抨击作者的动机并批评某些人对这个研究的利用，针对莱恩哈特和罗格夫的批评家已经无暇顾及其它了。但真正的问题是学术程序和优先权，而不是动机。如果程序和优先权的问题解决了，那么政客试图滥用他们研究结果的事实也就不会成为问题了。