One question I’ve wrestled with, as a writer, is how another Trump presidency would subsume the arts. As I’ve offered already, I do not know who will win the presidential election and speculation like this shouldn’t be taken as an assertion that Donald Trump will be our 47th president. But since his chances of winning are roughly equal to Kamala Harris’, his impact on the nation must be considered. Mainstream media outlets don’t care too much about cultural questions. They are, above all else, invested in politics and policy, red v. blue, and that’s understandable. It just doesn’t help get at the heart of the matter.
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