Cultural Honors and the Culture War

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Commentary Magazine

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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What do the Kennedy Center Honors and the Smithsonian Institution have in common? They are both expressions of the surprising determination of the Trump administration to challenge liberal orthodoxy on the arts and on the question of American history and who gets to tell the tale. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.0	Hope for the best.
0:50.5	Expect the worst.
0:52.5	Hope for the best. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.
0:57.3	Today is Thursday, August 14th, 2025.
1:00.6	I'm John Podhoritz, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
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