Historians Condemn Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian

The American Historical Association (AHA), a D.C.-based advocacy group, has issued a statement condemning a recent White House executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which relies on federal funding to drive a significant part of its operation.The order accuses the Smithsonian, which oversees a network of more than 20 museums and research centers, of promoting “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology,” a claim the AHA calls a blatant misrepresentation of the Inst