Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and Biology
His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, ...
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with ‘improper ideology’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution ...
Trump Targets Smithsonian: What His “Improper Ideology” Order Is Really About
The president's order, which claims to restore “truth and sanity to American history,” could attempt to radically revise the ...
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[Opinion] Why Is Trump Threatening Smithsonian's African American History Museum but Not Other Iconic Museums Such as the Holocaust Museum?
In his latest attempt to rid the country of diversity, equity, and inclusion— and as many Americans believe, even strip away ...
Targeting museums, Trump seeks to rewrite history and benight the future
"Any attempt by government to control which knowledge is 'proper' is rankest authoritarianism," writes one reader. Another ...
What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
President Donald Trump's executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" targets the Smithsonian ...
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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
In the end, a group led by congressman and former president John Quincy Adams ensured Smithson’s vision was realized. Adams felt that the country was failing to live up to its early promise. He ...
Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its ...
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Smithsonian Director on Building a Museum for All Americans
The idea for a national museum of African American history and culture had been around for 100 years. When the project for ...
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Smithsonian African American Museum Director Placed on Leave
Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is on personal leave amid political scrutiny and calls to reshape national cultural narratives.