La Disputa

I’m not one to write about politics generally, but I’d like to give a mention to our new chairman, Rocco Landesman, of the NEA (National Endowment of the Arts) which for those not in the know is “a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education” (quoted off their site).  Personal feelings aside about what should be funded (and I know some of you have deep personal feelings about the whole agency), I just wanted to comment on some current articles (Lee Rosenbaum’s article on WSJ in particular) that are specifically CREATING controversy.  Why, Ms. Rosenbaum? 

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