Smithsonian Under The Microscope

A museum doesn’t just display artifacts, it teaches people what to believe about themselves. That’s why we dig into the growing spotlight on the Smithsonian and the recent congressional hearing that raises a blunt question: who is curating America’s story, and to what end? We walk through just how massive the Smithsonian Institution really is, why its authority carries so much weight in classrooms and textbooks, and how an agenda can be made to look “normal” simply by framing a tiny slice of...