Dutch Government’s Fossil Return to Indonesia Masks Deeper Colonial Accountability Crisis

In a recent development shrouded in political correctness, the Dutch government agreed to return over 28,000 fossils known as the Dubois Collection back to Indonesia. These priceless artifacts, including the famous "Java Man" skull fragment — a piece of Homo erectus fossil evidence — were excavated in the late 19th century when Indonesia was under Dutch colonial rule. At face value, this decision might appear as a commendable act of restitution. Yet when viewed through an America First lens, it raises critical questions: How far will Western nations go in unraveling their own histories while overlooking similar or even greater...