The removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a much-needed act of iconoclasm 48.4%
The Guardian - By Judith Levine - 6/16/2026, 9:00 AM
Framing Effect 45.8% - Availability Heuristic 17.8% - Anecdotal 14.4%
There’s a reason the first two of the Ten Commandments prohibit worshiping false gods and making false idols. And a reason iconoclasm – the desecration of the monuments of a hated ruler or regime – is one of the oldest and most powerful symbolic forms of political revolt. The revolutionary power of iconoclasm is also why Donald Trump –... more