Andrew Weinstein
@andrewjweinstein.com
Presidential appointee in Obama and Biden administrations. Served as United States Public Delegate to United Nations. DNC Lawyers Council Chair. Trial Lawyer. Music & Hockey Fan. Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship.
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Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.
People understand that the Democrats can’t stop every bad thing from happening. But they’re also scared and angry and want leaders who will stand up and fight with everything they’ve got. That’s the bare minimum we deserve.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
People understand that the Democrats can’t stop every bad thing from happening. But they’re also scared and angry and want leaders who will stand up and fight with everything they’ve got. That’s the bare minimum we deserve.
Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, according to this New Yorker investigation. The reason? The Trump administration's shutdown of USAID.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, according to this New Yorker investigation. The reason? The Trump administration's shutdown of USAID.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
To make sure he doesn’t get lost?
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
To make sure he doesn’t get lost?
With Trump's lame-duck status now sealed, it’s time for the GOP Congress to ditch the shutdown circus and stand up to him. The emperor clearly has no clothes —let's end this farce.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
With Trump's lame-duck status now sealed, it’s time for the GOP Congress to ditch the shutdown circus and stand up to him. The emperor clearly has no clothes —let's end this farce.
The American people have resoundingly rejected Donald Trump and MAGA tonight. And this is just the beginning.
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The American people have resoundingly rejected Donald Trump and MAGA tonight. And this is just the beginning.
Every accusation is a confession.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Every accusation is a confession.
Anyone who thinks baseball is boring clearly hasn’t been watching this World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Anyone who thinks baseball is boring clearly hasn’t been watching this World Series.
• Pardoned the "Camp Auschwitz" guy.
• Dined with Holocaust deniers.
• Said Jews who vote Democrat "hate their religion."
• Silent when young Republicans "love Hitler."
• Silent when Heritage backs Carlson/Fuentes.
It's not a coincidence. It's a culture.
• Dined with Holocaust deniers.
• Said Jews who vote Democrat "hate their religion."
• Silent when young Republicans "love Hitler."
• Silent when Heritage backs Carlson/Fuentes.
It's not a coincidence. It's a culture.
November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
• Pardoned the "Camp Auschwitz" guy.
• Dined with Holocaust deniers.
• Said Jews who vote Democrat "hate their religion."
• Silent when young Republicans "love Hitler."
• Silent when Heritage backs Carlson/Fuentes.
It's not a coincidence. It's a culture.
• Dined with Holocaust deniers.
• Said Jews who vote Democrat "hate their religion."
• Silent when young Republicans "love Hitler."
• Silent when Heritage backs Carlson/Fuentes.
It's not a coincidence. It's a culture.
In my recent TIME op-ed, I warned that defunding the arts and rewriting history isn’t just a culture war—it’s a strategy.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In my recent TIME op-ed, I warned that defunding the arts and rewriting history isn’t just a culture war—it’s a strategy.
Antisemitism on the far right is nothing new, but when JD Vance branded “I Love Hitler” as an “edgy joke” he provided a permission structure for extremism, and signaled to GOP leaders that this language is not a career-ender but an acceptable way to demonstrate loyalty to the MAGA base.
Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes
Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Antisemitism on the far right is nothing new, but when JD Vance branded “I Love Hitler” as an “edgy joke” he provided a permission structure for extremism, and signaled to GOP leaders that this language is not a career-ender but an acceptable way to demonstrate loyalty to the MAGA base.
Just days after I warned in TIME about the authoritarian playbook to defund the arts and rewrite history, the White House fired the entire Fine Arts Commission—6 members who review presidential construction projects, including Trump’s new ballroom. This isn’t coincidence. It’s confirmation.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just days after I warned in TIME about the authoritarian playbook to defund the arts and rewrite history, the White House fired the entire Fine Arts Commission—6 members who review presidential construction projects, including Trump’s new ballroom. This isn’t coincidence. It’s confirmation.
Back in 2017, I joined 15 colleagues in resigning from the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities. We warned that attacks on culture would escalate. Today, those warnings are reality: museums closed, history rewritten.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Back in 2017, I joined 15 colleagues in resigning from the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities. We warned that attacks on culture would escalate. Today, those warnings are reality: museums closed, history rewritten.
The campaign to label art "too woke" or "too liberal" has dark historical echoes. In my op-ed, I draw the parallel to Nazi Germany's "Degenerate Art" exhibitions and the Soviet doctrine of "Socialist Realism." When a government dictates what art is acceptable, we are on a dangerous path.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The campaign to label art "too woke" or "too liberal" has dark historical echoes. In my op-ed, I draw the parallel to Nazi Germany's "Degenerate Art" exhibitions and the Soviet doctrine of "Socialist Realism." When a government dictates what art is acceptable, we are on a dangerous path.
Reposted by Andrew Weinstein
"This assault threatens our ability to think critically, remember our past honestly, and imagine a future that is not dictated by the state. This is a battle for the American soul, and for the sake of the freedoms we are guaranteed, it is a battle we must not lose."
“Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive." From my new TIME piece on Donald Trump’s campaign to defund the arts and rewrite our history. The stakes could not be higher.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"This assault threatens our ability to think critically, remember our past honestly, and imagine a future that is not dictated by the state. This is a battle for the American soul, and for the sake of the freedoms we are guaranteed, it is a battle we must not lose."
Reposted by Andrew Weinstein
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 [...] 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭-𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 “𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 2025,” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 [...] 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭-𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 “𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 2025,” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.
Reposted by Andrew Weinstein
Disgraceful….
A lot of the great American arts and culture is from those who kicked against its hegemonic rule …eg : The Beats,Dylan,Langston Hughes,Maya Angelou etc etc
This is another disgraceful act by trump and co
A lot of the great American arts and culture is from those who kicked against its hegemonic rule …eg : The Beats,Dylan,Langston Hughes,Maya Angelou etc etc
This is another disgraceful act by trump and co
“Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive." From my new TIME piece on Donald Trump’s campaign to defund the arts and rewrite our history. The stakes could not be higher.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Disgraceful….
A lot of the great American arts and culture is from those who kicked against its hegemonic rule …eg : The Beats,Dylan,Langston Hughes,Maya Angelou etc etc
This is another disgraceful act by trump and co
A lot of the great American arts and culture is from those who kicked against its hegemonic rule …eg : The Beats,Dylan,Langston Hughes,Maya Angelou etc etc
This is another disgraceful act by trump and co
Reposted by Andrew Weinstein
Some soothing bedtime reading
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Some soothing bedtime reading
Reposted by Andrew Weinstein
I am an art and architectural historian and professional tourist guide in NYC and in DC. Our arts and culture are not only face and voice of the USA, they are vital to our economy. Travel and tourism is a $9B industry, but now both domestic and international travel is down with no relief in sight.
My new op-ed is out today in TIME: Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History. It’s about the systematic assault on America’s cultural institutions—and why it matters.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am an art and architectural historian and professional tourist guide in NYC and in DC. Our arts and culture are not only face and voice of the USA, they are vital to our economy. Travel and tourism is a $9B industry, but now both domestic and international travel is down with no relief in sight.
The president himself has complained that our museums focus too much on 'how bad slavery was.'" This isn't just an off-the-cuff remark; it's the ideological core of Donald Trump’s campaign to rewrite our history. My piece in TIME explores the chilling implications.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The president himself has complained that our museums focus too much on 'how bad slavery was.'" This isn't just an off-the-cuff remark; it's the ideological core of Donald Trump’s campaign to rewrite our history. My piece in TIME explores the chilling implications.
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
“Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive." From my new TIME piece on Donald Trump’s campaign to defund the arts and rewrite our history. The stakes could not be higher.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive." From my new TIME piece on Donald Trump’s campaign to defund the arts and rewrite our history. The stakes could not be higher.