Do you remember recent scandal about Trump administration banning words like "science-based", "transgender", and "fetus"? Now it looks to be another fake news.
The Times confirmed some details of the report with several officials, although a few suggested that the proposal was not so much a ban on words but recommendations to avoid some language to ease the path toward budget approval by Republicans.
The Times confirmed some details of the report with several officials, although a few suggested that the proposal was not so much a ban on words but recommendations to avoid some language to ease the path toward budget approval by Republicans.
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Or worse, some things become impossible to discuss. In my own field, I was told (orally, there is no paper trail) by a funding manager not to use the words 'climate change'. Now, I don't study climate and I am not interested in any way of promoting any messages about climate -- I want to study the stressors on fish in a lake that have caused a decline in catches. One of those stressors happens to be increased temperature, and the best way to predict future temperatures is to consult climate models. How the hell am I supposed to explain the investigative plan without using the word 'climate'? Now imagine what won't get funded if the word 'fetus' is "recommended" to be excluded from budget documents.