Renaming a place is always an act of power. People in power have long used place naming to claim control over the identity of the place, bolster their reputations, retaliate against opponents and ...

For example, Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, was renamed to Kuwohi in September 2024, shifting the name from a Confederate general to a Cherokee word meaning “the ...

Three New York locations were named some of the world's greatest places of 2025, according to TIME Magazine. The Ranch Hudson Valley, the Waldorf Astoria and The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass ...

As geography teachers and researchers ... shifting the name from a Confederate general to a Cherokee word meaning "the mulberry place." Under the Trump administration, however, place-name changes are ...

Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in ...