Public Interest, June 22nd, 1996
During the past year or so the kulturkampf between political correctness and more traditional values has shifted from literary studies to American history. Flare-ups have occurred over Smithsonian exhibits dealing with the American West and with the dropping of the atomic bomb and, most notably, over last year's National Standards for United States History.
It is no great mystery why this should be so. A nation's history is a natural battlefield for the clash of deeply held cultural values and beliefs. The furor over the character and meaning of the American past started with the cultural f...
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