Frances Byrd

Articles by Frances Byrd

Punk Rock Didn't Need Our Money, Nor Should Other Artists

Public funding of the arts has propped up a culture of elitism and mediocrity for too long. It is time for a change. I can already hear the collective gasp of the art community. “How dare you suggest the era

Punk Rock Didn't Need Our Money, Nor Should Other Artists

Conservative Artists Should Stick It to the (Liberal) Man

It has become a popular mantra of progressives to claim that conservatives are unable to contribute in any meaningful way to art or entertainment in America. Having heard this diatribe for most of the last decade in response to my

Conservative Artists Should Stick It to the (Liberal) Man