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Why do conservatives want the government to defund the arts?

  • Written by Aaron D. Knochel, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Pennsylvania State University
imageWhat happens when funding isn't just eroded, but is wiped away?'Erosion' via www.shutterstock.com

Recent reports indicate that Trump administration officials have circulated plans to defund the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), putting this agency on the chopping block – again.

Conservatives have sought to eliminate the NEA since the...

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