America innovates, and prospers.

• Author: Slade, Stephanie
• Position: New exhibit at Smithsonian Museum of American History - Briefly Noted - Brief article

The newest addition to the Smithsonian's Museum of American History is an exhibit called "America Innovates." The Mars Hall of American Business (namesake: the sponsoring candy company) now houses an ode to capitalism through the ages.

Beginning with the "merchant era" of the late 18th century and moving on to the "corporate era," then the "consumer era," and finally the "global era" starting in the 1980s, the exhibit highlights such libertarian-friendly values as entrepreneurship, invention, competition, and mass production. There's even a station celebrating the...