Cully Stimson
Coverage of Cully Stimson in the Nexus archive.
- Legal expert calls for Smithsonian leadership overhaul over ‘self-loathing’ portrayal of history: ‘It’s bile’
Legal expert Cully Stimson criticized the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, calling its historical portrayal of the United States a negative, "self-loathing" oppressor-versus-oppressed narrative. The comments followed congressional hearings initiated after a White House report accused the museum of advancing DEI and left-wing agendas. Stimson stated that these hearings exposed what he described as "bile that they’re trying to pass off as history."
- Legal expert calls for Smithsonian leadership overhaul over ‘self-loathing’ portrayal of history: ‘It’s bile’
A legal expert, Cully Stimson, called for a leadership overhaul at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), arguing the museum has embraced a negative, "self-loathing" portrayal of US history. His criticisms followed accusations made in a July 2026 White House report concerning DEI and left-wing agendas, which led to congressional hearings involving NMAH Director Anthea Hartig.