Historians (of all groups) shouldn't act as if they were born yesterday when it emerges that high-stakes litigation is contentious and tends to leave no stone unturned. Right? Bill Childs reviews a cover story at The Nation.
Discovery and tobacco historians
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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