Tiffany: I think it's going to be the case that culture swings between various un-nuanced interpretations of history. And universities, which were temples of scholarship and education in the old days, just like museums were temples of historical memory and education, now they serve a different purpose. But who knows if I'm right, the argument is that they serve our identity or our sense of who we are or a cultural force that's necessary as a tone meant for a past injustice.
Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Parthenon in Athens about 200 years ago? What should be the purpose of museums, education or social justice? Listen as Tiffany Jenkins, author of Keeping Their Marbles, discusses these questions and more with EconTalk host Russ Roberts.