I wrote about what will happen if Trump quickly shrinks Bears Ears again, as expected. A hint: more political whiplash in a region that’s already seen plenty (Featuring chats with Native American tribal leaders, mayors of local small towns, and many others.) www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

I appreciate that you mentioned the legal questionability of a president’s power to un-designate (effectively, to shrink) monument lands. That is a vital question, because the Antiquities Act only delegates to the president the power to designate, so where would the authority to shrink come from?