The Monument Test
A Trump-backed arch proposal reveals how power tries to permanently rewrite America’s civic space
The Proposal That Isn’t Really About a Monument
A Monument Proposal That Tests Who Gets to Redefine Civic Space
A proposal backed by President Donald Trump would construct a 250-foot “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial, inserting a towering new structure into one of the most symbolically protected spaces in the United States. Architects and hist…
