If tenure corrupts, absolute tenure corrupts absolutely

I've ranted before -- in an inchoate way -- about tenure's evils. Why didn't I just shut up and wait for Victor Davis Hanson to do the job, and do it right? Wait no longer. If you click here, you'll find yourself reading a wonderful VDH article that explains how tenure began, explains how it became perverted, and talks about its current poisonous effect on American campuses.