Government Must Fund the Arts

Christopher Ames makes the case for government funding for the arts. His point is that limiting art to what is commecially viable leads to cultural narrowness. By extension...having Big Bird hawk chicken feed and Cookie Monster pitch desserts is not a good idea. Government funding for the arts and public broadcasting are under attack again during this political season.


Christopher Ames is special assistant to the president of Washington College and a professor of English. His letter appears in Sunday's Baltimore Sun.