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veral meetings at the white house during trump s second term and has been in communication with trump officials about the crazy stuff in the smithsonian museums while the exact role of the bartons has not been disclosed by the white house there are several instances in which the report closely mirrors their ideology the article says for example the report accuses the nmah of presenting slavery too negatively the museum should tell the story of how the colonies inherited slavery from both global and european slaving practices but also how the words actions and ideas of america s founders helped spark a worldwide movement that ultimately ended slavery the report states the bartons strike a very similar tone arguing that the issue of slavery actually demonstrates american exceptionalism a page on their website says a nti american revisionism forgets that america s record of anti slavery actually is exceptional compared to the rest of the world both the bartons and the report treat christopher columbus as an american hero and any attempt to criticize his actions as an effort to undermine the american historical narrative additionally the report calls out the smithsonian for its support of the 1619 project which the bartons criticize frequently the report also alleges that the nmah does not give proper attention to the founding fathers or the declaration of independence because it does not want to show that christianity had an influence on them the report states it was christian moral philosophy that undergirded the declaration of independence s assertion of god given unalienable rights the idea that historians downplay the role of christian values in the founding is something the bartons have championed for many years in a may podcast episode tim barton said literally the first paragraph of the declaration of independence they talk about the laws of nature and nature s god that s the foundation that they re building on we learn over the last year and a half the bartons have frequently discussed the trump administration s campaign against the smithsonian and repeatedly suggested that they have been involved on an april 2025 podcast episode david barton said that he and his son had discussed the smithsonian a little bit when we were up in dc with some individuals with the white house later in a podcast episode from january 6 2026 the bartons said that the white house had asked them to help identify problematic smithsonian exhibits dad you and i have gone through and reviewed several of the smithsonian museums and there s some crazy stuff there tim barton said you turned that over to the white house on how bad the stuff was how misleading it was david barton replied in a june 1 episode tim barton said we might have been invited to help with some other initiatives and projects going on as a rebuttal to the smithsonian s programming for america 250 the white house report was released a little over a month later most recently on a podcast episode released last week tim barton said that members of the committee on house administration which held a hearing last week about the report had called the bartons for advice on questions to pose during the hearing one member of the committee rep barry loudermilk r ga also said on a separate podcast that he had spoken with the bartons on the day of the hearing the article goes on to conclude neither trump nor congress has the power to oust museum leadership this power lies with the smithsonian s board of regents so trump and congressional republicans are focused on stacking the board with conservatives there are currently three vacancies on the board and three more will open in october the board nominates members itself and sends their names to congress for approval but according to the new york times vice president jd vance who is a member of the board has delayed action on the names because president trump hoped to substitute more like minded candidates on a podcast last week loudermilk said that he was working with the white house to try to make these leadership changes in what he described as a half serious comment loudermilk said let s just let david barton or some of these others obtain some of the artifacts that the smithsonian has and let s just let those guys run our national museums august 1 2026 the prince this classic book is in the form of a letter from niccolo machiavelli to lorenzo the magnificent son of piero di medici giving his advice on how to rule successfully lorenzo ruled florence from december of 1469 to april of 1492 beginning with a discussion of types of governments he declares all states and dominions which hold or have held sway over mankind are either republics or monarchies monarchies are either hereditary in which the rulers have been for many years of the same family or else they are of recent foundation p 33 he writes those states which on annexation are united to a previously existing state may or may not be of the same nationality and language if they are it is very easy to hold them especially if they are not accustomed to freedom and to possess them securely it suffices that the family of the princes which formerly governed them be extinct whoever obtains possession of such territories and wishes to retain them must bear in mind two things the one that the blood of their old rulers be extinct the other to make no alteration either in their laws or in their taxes in this way they will in a very short space of time become united with their old possessions and form one state p 36 but he says when dominions are acquired in a province differing in language laws and customs the difficulties to be overcome are great and it requires good fortune as well as great industry to retain them one of the best and most certain means of doing so would be for the new ruler to take up his residence there pp 36 37 he goes on the other and better remedy is to plant colonies in one or two of those places which form as it were the keys of the land for it is necessary either to do this or to maintain a large force of armed men the colonies will cost the prince little with little or no expense on his part he can send and maintain them he only injures those whose lands and houses are taken to give to the new inhabitants and these form but a small proportion of the state and those who are injured remaining poor and scattered can never do any harm to him and all the others are on the one hand not injured and therefore easily pacified and on the other are fearful of offending lest they should be treated like those who have been dispossessed p 37 he then says to conclude these colonies cost nothing are more faithful and give less offence and the injured parties being poor and scattered are unable to do mischief as i have shown for it must be noted that men must either be caressed or else annihilated they will revenge themselves for small injuries but cannot do so for great ones the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance but by maintaining a garrison instead of colonists one will spend much more and consume all the revenues of that state in guarding it so that the acquisition will result in a loss besides giving much greater offence since it injures every one in that state with the quartering of the army on it which being an inconvenience felt by all every one becomes an enemy and these are enemies which can do mischief as though beaten they remain in their own homes in every way therefore a garrison is as useless as colonies are useful pp 37 38 later in the book he writes there are two methods of fighting the one by law the other by force the first method is that of men the second of beasts but as the first method is often insufficient one must have recourse to the second it is therefore necessary for a prince to know well how to use both the beast and the man a prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion for the lion cannot protect himself from traps and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves one must therefore be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten wolves p 92 the book is filled with practical advice for statesmen and leaders machiavelli s name has become synonymous with backstabbing intrigue and manipulation however the book is so much more than that it s worth a reading july 30 2026 pushing back against trump s war on american history the rancid rapist s attacks on american history are not going unopposed as this article shows lonnie bunch of the smithsonian is punching back in a memo addressed to staffers sent tuesday the secretary of the smithsonian lonnie g bunch iii defended the institution after the white house issued a 162 page report that characterizes the national museum of american history as a place which has become subject to institutional capture by a radical activist ideology that is fundamentally opposed to telling the noble honest story of the great country we know and love in his email which npr has obtained bunch wrote in part while there will always be room for improvement this report is not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the national museum of american history at the smithsonian our work is driven by scholarship accuracy and an uncompromising commitment to tell the fullness of america s story as public servants and the keepers of this institution we are charged with helping a nation find understanding hope and clarity and as part of that duty we are dedicated to excellence reflection and growth we read he continued we remain focused on what grounds us a steadfast commitment to scholarship nonpartisanship independence accuracy and integrity for nearly 180 years the smithsonian has worked alongside partners across government from the white house to congress to our governing board of regents guided by our enduring mission to increase and diffuse knowledge that purpose remains to pursue knowledge with rigor and to serve the american public with clarity and care the white house report was issued on july 4 by the domestic policy council under the title saving america s story how ideological capture at the smithsonian institution s national museum of american history erases our heritage the council faults the national museum of american history on a multitude of fronts saying it underemphasized the founding fathers and early colonial and revolutionary history was not sufficiently celebratory of the country s 250th anniversary and that it engaged in anti white illegal alien and transgender activism the article continues it also accuses the museum of trying to indoctrinate teachers and students through its exhibitions programming and teaching resources in the report the council also specifically criticizes museum director anthea hartig who has led the national museum of american history since 2019 and who is a past president of the organization of american historians calling her an activist advancing an ideological agenda contradictory to the museum s founding purpose of fostering patriotism the trump administration has made the smithsonian museums one of its primary targets in its efforts to reshape cultural narratives to align with its viewpoints in august 2025 the white house requested a comprehensive internal review of eight smithsonian museums including the national museum of american history following an executive order issued by president trump in march 2025 in which he called for the removal of improper ideology from the smithsonian s offerings the article tells us according to the smithsonian s charter all of its 21 museums 14 education and research centers and the national zoo are meant to be run independently of the federal government the smithsonian is overseen by bunch and a board of regents which includes vice president vance supreme court chief justice john roberts and other members appointed by congress in an interview with nbc s meet the press on sunday bunch spoke about the smithsonian s 250th anniversary special exhibition at the smithsonian castle which is called american aspirations he told nbc it s really important for people to understand that america is much an ideal as it is a place that it s a series of aspirations that have really shaped who this country is and so for me what is so powerful is to say let us honor the words of thomas jefferson and the founders but let us use those to challenge us to be better cars drive by the smithsonian s national museum of american history in washington d c u s august 15 2025 reuters elizabeth frantz file photo this article on the same subject says smithsonian institution secretary lonnie bunch said a white house report that accused the institution s national museum of american history of thinly veiled anti americanism and extreme political activism was an unfair characterization of its work while there will always be room for improvement this report is not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the national museum of american history bunch said in a memo to staff on tuesday the memo was confirmed to reuters by the institution on wednesday and first reported by the washington post earlier in the day earlier this week the organization of american historians the country s largest group of scholars of u s history rejected opens new tab claims made in the 162 page white house report opens new tab released on july 4 we continue to review the report and its findings carefully bunch said the report by the white house s domestic policy council was titled saving america s story how ideological capture at the smithsonian institution s national museum of american history erases our heritage the article continues president donald trump has targeted u s cultural and historical institutions from museums to monuments to national parks in a reshaping that he says aims to remove anti american ideology trump s declarations and executive orders have led to the dismantling of slavery exhibits the restoration of confederate statues and other moves that civil rights advocates say could reverse decades of social progress and undermine the acknowledgment of critical phases of american history trump signed an executive order last year targeting the smithsonian and calling for the removal of anti american ideology from the vast museum and research complex a premier exhibition space for u s history and culture the thinly veiled anti americanism on display at nmah is merely a symptom of the widespread belief among smithsonian leadership that america is and has been since columbus first set foot in the new world a fundamentally oppressive nation the white house report said according to the article the report alleged that what it called the museum s ideological capture has moved it toward an extreme political activism the organization of american historians said in response to the report in another example of executive branch overreach the white house is seeking to 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