The Speaker of the House told a town meeting last month, “I truly believe that [the arts are] something where we find our common ground.” Would that it were so, writes Lucas Justinien Perez: “The ‘arts’ are more divided than ever. Schismatic tribal ‘factions’ generate and consume art and media that’s increasingly characterized by blatant political partisanship, and overt contempt for ideological dissidents. … This impasse of perceptions precludes the possibility of Pelosi’s prognostication ever coming true.” – Hyperallergic