US Politics
A Monumental Overreach: The Dangerous Politicization of the Smithsonian Institution
President Donald Trump, via social media posts, called on the Smithsonian to install colossal statues of George Washington and create a special exhibit honoring him while criticizing the museum's current historical focus. This attempt to dictate the narrative of American history and bypass the independent governance of one of our nation's most vital cultural institutions is a brazen assault on intellectual freedom and a dangerous step towards politicizing our collective memory.
