Rusty Reno, editor of First Things magazine, interviewed me on the publication’s podcast. Among other things, we discussed my 2016 article for the magazine, “Monument to Failure,” which is about the federal government’s misguided historic preservation agenda.
Reno said during the interview:
Let me just say that the National Civic Art Society is a very important and effective organization in Washington to lobby for beauty in the federal patronage of the arts, and especially architecture. So thanks for all the work you’ve done at the National Civic Art Society, Justin. . . . . There’s also the National Endowment for the Arts, which I think you would be great running.
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/46V6EqK0xu0detYjBma1uK?si=Y-ta_IoBTJ6ERrPrwY-vIg
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/firstthings/make-buildings-beautiful-again?si=77806d5b91b34bed95c5e17b2577703f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-things-podcast/id985719424?i=1000683831654
- First Things website: https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2025/01/make-buildings-beautiful-again