“Identity politics” is among the most contentious terms in recent debates about art. And now, the most powerful people in the United States are blaming just about everything on “DEI” and ...

The question of art and politics has been on many minds lately ... About 15 years ago, a reader wrote me to say that he would no longer read me. Some views of mine had upset him.

Host Conan O'Brien did an admirable job keeping the crowd entertained, but he wasn't the reason they came alive ...

On Art and Politics pursues discussion of that same question ... Koptin offers one answer, which is no doubt controversial. But I am not competent to discuss that much debated,, hopelessly ...