The Frozen River — Law, Power, and Whose Truth Survives (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon as a systems-level analysis of how justice operates when institutions privilege authority over evidence.
By following Martha Ballard’s investigation amid a rigid frontier legal system, the novel reveals how truth can persist outside official channels—and why documentation often becomes the only defense against erasure.
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