Wall Street Journal: Cofnas, speaking from Belgium in one of his first interviews since Arday’s death, said he doesn’t regret publishing his Substack post. But he also said Arday was unfairly hounded by the press and let down by Cambridge University, which overpromoted him then abandoned him when under scrutiny. Cambridge said it provided Arday with mental health support, and has launched an investigation into its hiring practices.
“I was part of a series of causes that led to that outcome,” but “you have to be allowed to criticize powerful people,” Cofnas said of Arday and his death. “The British media published 249 articles about Arday in a 22-day period. I published one article, which was 100% factual,” he said…