In the late 1930s, Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels and his agents compiled a list of artworks they deemed “degenerate” and saw fit to purge. That list — which included works that acknowledged disabled people, that criticized the brutality of war, or interrogated Nazi fascism, or defied established gender roles — arguably offers a disturbing parallel to a new list of Smithsonian museum exhibits targeted by the Trump White House: Trump’s list, released Thursday, includes works that acknowledge disabled people or criticizes American foreign policy, racism or gender norms. The list is meant to support Trump’s bigoted assertion earlier...