In a new On-Target short video, Steven Beschloss and I discuss the Trump regime’s plan to launch a detailed review of the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibits and websites to make sure they avoid “divisive” narratives and recall the “unifying” aspects of American history.
This plan to put a MAGA spin on the story of America was well covered in stories in the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and the New York Times (gift link). It’s unclear how Trump intends to positively spin slavery, the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the Japanese incarceration during World War II. There are great aspects of American history, but we don't become greater by whitewashing the truth about the low moments.
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