Generals who led the United States to victory and Native Americans who fought for tribal rights. Abolitionists and slaveholders. Athletes, musicians, movie stars and religious figures, not all of whom were American. President Trump has wanted to build a Garden of Heroes in Washington, D.C., since the tail end of his first term. Now, he’s…
Leading up to this year’s Anzac Day, when Australia’s war dead are commemorated with a somber dawn service, several far-right, neo-Nazi-affiliated Telegram groups were abuzz with an action plan. It would be an act of “patriots,” carried out in “defense of one’s homeland,” the posts claimed. “Take a deep breath, the moment of action has…
The artist Banksy appears to be taking credit for a large statue that was erected in London under the cover of darkness. It displays a man in a suit marching with a flag that billows onto his face, covering it entirely. The statue, interpreted by many observers as a comment on blind nationalism, depicts the…
