Donald Trump spends down the Kennedy Center for his own vanity
Thousands protested in Washington as Donald Trump forced the closure of the Kennedy Center, exposing how political vanity spends down shared cultural capital.
By Elena Rossi ·
hands off the arts — Lorien Times
Trump takes the Kennedy Center and spends down the public trust
By seizing the Kennedy Center and driving artists away, Donald Trump treats a shared national memorial as personal property, spending down a public trust that only citizens and courts can defend.
By Elena Rossi ·
Donald Trump fails to turn the Kennedy Center into a brand
After threatening to demolish the Kennedy Center for lack of recognition, Donald Trump faces a public revolt that proves shared culture cannot be owned by one man.
By Elena Rossi ·
Donald Trump is sabotaging the Kennedy Center to save it
On Friday evening, thousands of Washingtonians formed a human chain around the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Donald Trump treats the Kennedy Center as a personal billboard
The image is as stark as it is predictable: thousands of people forming a human chain, a fragile ring of flesh and bone attempting to shield a monument of art from the appetite of a brand.
By Sophie Naimi ·