Great Michael, this is a very brave step. I couldn´t agree more with you. A bankrupted arts organization means an invaluable lost for future generations. A bankrupted arts sector ...

I´ve also read the comments on your Washington Post article. It looks like some Americans hearing about tax payers´ money going to the arts are perplexed in the very same way as Europeans hearing about generous American donors or even better Europeans asked to donate to the arts:)))