i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.

lawyers: your bat signal has been activated

The applicant will not operate any programs promoting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws, in accordance with Executive Order No. 14173. The applicant understands that federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology, pursuant to Executive Order No. 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

Latest NEA grant update... Wonder when the "free speech absolutist" crowd will deign to chime in. www.arts.gov/grants/legal...

words forthcoming, probably or eventually

Gird your loins. We’re about to get a lot of really bad, state-sponsored art. Though it’s by no means the worst of our worries at this moment, the evil empire has made its first moves on the culture. As Laura Grimes of Oregon ArtsWatch reported last Thursday, the Trump…

Brace yourself: the Trump administration is coming for the arts.