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Podcast: New Books in Political Science
Episode: Postscript: Donald Trump is Erasing History – What YOU Can Do about it
Description: On January 20th, Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” The order announced that “It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female. These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality. Under my direction, the Executive Branch will enforce all sex-protective laws to promote this reality...”The enforcement of this executive order has rippled through the United States – and has included removing words and images from websites and papering over interpretive panels in museums...