The Kennedy Center's Governance Crisis: A Case Study in Institutional Rot The ongoing legal battle over the Kennedy Center has devolved into a farce, with a never ending cycle of appeals and counter appeals leaving the institution reeling.
Beneath this surface level struggle lies a more profound issue: the governance crisis that has plagued the Kennedy Center for years.
The roots of the problem lie in the board of trustees, which is stacked with Trump loyalists who have consistently prioritized their patron's vanity over the institution's artistic and financial well being.