Dana Mathewson

When our president first announced that he hoped to put the NEA on the chopping block, many folks had an instant case of the vapors. The assumption was that the arts in this country would immediately -- or at least very soon -- die of strangulation.

Jeff Jacoby here presents some facts that indicate this is very unlikely to happen. After all, the arts were thriving before the NEA came into being. I have often seen arguments made that the NEA actually stifles art, since it is totally insensitive to what is needed at the local level. Jacoby doesn't address that, unfortunately.

https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2017/03/01/scrap-the-nea-and-americas-arts-scene-will-thrive-n2292444?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

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