Demolishing the White House East Wing to build a ballroom embodies Trump’s heritage politics
From ancient Egypt to Washington, D.C., rulers have long used architecture and associated stories to project power, control memory and shape national identity. As 17th-century French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert observed:
“In the absence of brilliant deeds of war, nothing proclaims the greatness and spirit of princes more than building works.”
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- Escrito por R. Grant Gilmore III