#civic institutions

#civic institutions

Rebecca Solnit, the nimble and adventurous public intellectual who has written some of the most thought-provoking books of our times, has made no secret of her disdain for Donald Trump. And one of the things that really troubles her is that he has little inclination toward reading, let alone respect for the books that might provoke deeper thinking on the part of the most powerful man in the world.

Katherine Maher emphasized that the cuts represent an 'irreversible loss' to public radio, undermining local civic institutions and dismissing public preferences.