@donmoyn.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-09-22 11:31 UTC
New, from me: The Kennedy Center and NIH don't appear to have much in common, but both reveal what happens when nonpartisan institutions clash with a personalist regime.
The inherent contradictions between competence and cronyism soon reveal themselves. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-art-an...
The art and science we deserve...
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@donmoyn.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-09-22 11:37
Welcome to a new golden age for totalitarian kitsch. The artist is reputedly a Republican donor who can now display her work in the Kennedy Center because that institution now prioritizes coddling one man rather than pursuing it's mission. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-art-an...