Board #7 - Consider the Showerhead: Executive Order 14264 and the Limits of Presidential Unilateralism

• In Event: 71-300 - Poster Session: Causes and Consequences of Policies

Brief Overview

Trump’s 2025 repeal of the DOE’s “showerhead” definition raises a puzzle: Why did a policy framed as urgent and popular yield no measurable effects? This case shows how symbolic executive orders operate as a distinct mode of presidential governance.

Author

• Emily Gessner, University of Toledo