HOGELAND'S BAD HISTORY

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The Problem of Using Evidence

The Problem of Using Evidence

History is neither science nor a court case. So what's evidence for?

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Sep 27, 2021
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Recently we’ve seen a number of historians of the U.S.—and journalists who refer to that history—putting their cases directly before the public, especially regarding the causes of the American Revolution, thus setting off the history wars I’ve been writing about. The aim seems to be to convince the public of a particular point of view on the national fo…

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