Trump admin preparing to display signage in front of Smithsonian museum warning of ideological bias

'Crotch harness' in the Capital: How Trump just weaponized the Smithsonian

In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering contributions to electrical science.” The exhibit explained that, prior to becoming an abolitionist, he had enslaved people in his household. “Benjamin Franklin’s remarkable scientific accomplishments were, in part, enabled by slavery,” it declared. The exhibit speculated that Fr…

How the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture War

The Smithsonian — particularly its National Museum of American History — has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration. It’s the culmination of decades of criticism by conservatives and other groups.

New In Civitas: The Smithsonian Should Be Privatized

The Smithsonian Institution has been in the news. President Trump wants to place a "colossus" George Washington statute outside the National Museum of American History, as well as signs warning that the content inside the museum is biased. On the flip side, the Secretary of the Smithsonian is stepping down, and the institution bypassed Congress to build a new Latino American museum. Relatedly, the Smithsonian spent years and untold amounts of mo…

Trump admin preparing to display signage in front of Smithsonian museum warning of ideological bias

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing signs that will accuse the National Museum of American History of ideological capture, following an executive order from President Donald Trump over the summer. According to a Sept. 3 letter from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum recently obtained by The Atlantic, the National Park Service is preparing to display about […]