Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“President Trump is cleaning house at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.. Upset over some of the center’s performances and possibly miffed over the fact that three honorees in 2017 didn’t want to meet with him, Trump fired Biden-appointed board members and others, criticized the center’s programming, and, amazingly, has appointed himself as the new chairman of the center. There is now speculation that Trump will orient the Kennedy Center toward country-music performances. The controversy demonstrates how different conservatives are from libertarians. While conservatives are hailing Trump for taking over the Kennedy Center and moving it in an appropriate — I.e., right-wing — direction, libertarians ask a fundamental question: What business does the federal government have in the arts? Our answer: No business at all, not even with Trump or some other right-winger in charge.” (02/19/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/02/19/trumps-takeover-of-the-kennedy-center/