Law Practice
Feb. 18, 2006
Civic Faith Erodes Without a Foundation in Fact
Asking "fact or fiction?" is not the same as asking whether a memoir - or, for that matter a legal argument or a justification for going to war - is "supported by evidence" as opposed to being "worthy of faith."
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Partner, Bastian & Dini
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Whittier Law School
Asking "fact or fiction?" is not the same as asking whether a memoir - or, for that matter a legal argument or a justification for going to war - is "supported by evidence" as opposed to being "worthy of faith."
It seemed that this otherwise clear distinction disintegrated when Oprah Winfrey jumped to the defense of her latest book club star, who was disgraced by reports challenging his claim that "A Million Little Pieces" was a true acc...
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