The Kennedy Center's Tangled Web of Politics and Patronage The Kennedy Center's saga is a cautionary tale about the dangers of mixing politics and patronage.
A recent court ruling has ordered the center to pay $250,000 to jazz musician Chuck Redd, who canceled his Christmas Eve performance in protest of President Donald Trump's name being added to the center's facade.
This case is just one thread in the larger dispute over the Kennedy Center's decision to add Trump's name without congressional approval.