I loved researching and writing this piece bc it's about the value of government documents in the midst of chaos. Government documents have always mattered. We have always known that they matter! Access and transparency of government docs = accountability and transparency= core of democracy.
Karin WulfAmong my obsessions, the critical importance of government documents. As a historical subject as well as source. IOW, it's *always* been a data state. My new piece for Smithsonian on chasing paperwork around the American Revolution. Owes to work by: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ever...
