Circumcision Enthusiast Ghostwrote Defense of Own Book in Major Magazine, Emails Suggest
New documents shed light on a media shell game orchestrated by a small network of advocates.
Independent publisher · Est. 2023
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Punch Up Press publishes investigative non-fiction and exploratory fiction by Ryan Jones.
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The Normal Thing to Be
How Infant Circumcision Became a Global Health Agenda
How a controversial American custom became a global health initiative, and who made it happen.
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