Zachary Small

3 weeks ago | stevesailer.net | Zachary Small |Steve Sailer

While there has been a vibe shift in the more nimble spheres of discourse, in the marble museums of our culture, thinking about race hasn’t moved on at all from the hysteria of June 2020. Thus, from the New York Times’ news section:Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and BiologyHis executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small

Trump Administration live Updates His executive order faulted an exhibit which "promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct," a widely held position in the scientific community. When President Trump issued an executive order claiming that the Smithsonian Institution had "come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology," he singled out a sculpture exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Zachary Small |Jennifer Schuessler

President Trump intensified his push to impose a more positive view of American history by moving to curb the independence of the Smithsonian Institution, which he wants to make into a “symbol of inspiration and American greatness.” In an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” Trump took aim at what he described as a “revisionist movement” across the country that “seeks to undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States by casting its founding...

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small

The Museum of Modern Art's next director will be Christophe Cherix, who was appointed chief curator of drawings and prints at the New York museum in 2013. He takes over after the three-decade tenure of Glenn Lowry. Cherix's appointment was announced to the museum's staff on Friday in a letter written by the museum's chair, Marie-Josée Kravis, and its president, Sarah Arison. The letter says the board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint Cherix, who will begin the role in September.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small |Jennifer Schuessler

Trump Administration live Updates The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced "narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive." President Trump intensified his push to impose a more positive view of American history by moving to curb the independence of the Smithsonian Institution, which he wants to make into a "symbol of inspiration and American greatness." In an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity...