The Discovery Institute has been bragging about showing its film at the Smithsonian, even claiming co-sponsorship. They'll try to put a spin on the Smithsonian backing out, but they probably would have been better off not approaching the Smithsonian. Maybe I'm wrong about that, we'll see.
As for the Smithsonian agreeing to it in the first place, I'd imagine it was a routine approval done by someone who is simply an administrator who might next year be working for an entirely different organisation. Now if it went to a board for approval, that would be different.
Doug Weller
Director The Hall of Ma'at
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