Greg Gianforte appointed a political writer who espoused white supremacist conspiracy theories and denied the existence of transgender people, including Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, to serve on the Humanities Montana Board. Jeremy Carl is a senior fellow at the right-wing Claremont Institute based in California and was appointed to the Humanities Montana Board in November. “I joined the board of Humanities Montana because I care about the growth and quality of the humanities in Montana,” Carl said in the statement. The Humanities Montana website said Carl was appointed in November of 2022. “However, to the extent that they seek to invoke Humanities Montana in the context of their own political views, that is something that we won’t tolerate.

Source: New York Times May 18, 2023 02:32 UTC