You can imagine why the Trump administration might get a wee bit defensive about anyone offering a critical perspective on this part of our nation’s history. Especially since they hope to repeat it. The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social:

Racist Law From 1882 Is Not That Racist, Trump SaysBuried in the White House’s broadside against the Smithsonian is a bizarre—and revealing—claim about the Chinese Exclusion Act.lnk.thebulwark.com