On January 17, 2025, I was interviewed on the Ricochet podcast where I talked about beauty, national greatness, and government policy regarding art and architecture–especially with regard to the National Endowment for the Arts–with Steven Hayward, Charles C. W. Cooke, and James Lileks.

Lileks commented, “Good luck. Hope you get in [as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts]. Look forward to what you do if you do, and maybe after you’ve been in the atelier of government and you’ve changed the cultural shape of the nation, you’ll come back and speak with us about what you’ve done and what needs to be done still.”

Ricochet: https://ricochet.com/podcast/ricochet-podcast/beautifying-the-buildings-that-shape-us/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-beautifying-the-buildings-that/id960814054?i=1000684437226

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1USBxFqeuoV8XLcVtKA5z4

On January 17, 2025, Fisher Derderian, Executive Director of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, wrote in The Federalist:

Leaders like Justin Shubow . . . exemplify a better vision and would realign federal arts funding and programming to prioritize beauty, creativity, intellectual rigor, and artistic merit. Shubow, former chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, is one of the country’s leading voices for beauty and tradition in public spaces. As president of the National Civic Art Society, he has championed classical architecture and its capacity to unite Americans, arguing that public buildings shape not only our cities but also our shared ideals. Endorsed by prominent figures such as Victor Davis Hanson and Rusty Reno, Shubow’s leadership, grounded in timeless principles, demonstrates why he is the right choice to realign the NEA with its core mission.

A summary of my January 16, 2025 interview on The Federalist Radio Hour: “National Civic Art Society President Justin Shubow joins The Federalist’s Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the importance of restoring Washington, D.C., architecture to its classical roots, explain his unprecedented removal from U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Joe Biden, and outline his vision for how to redeem the National Endowment for the Arts.”

Spreaker (includes transcript): https://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-art-great-again–63717418

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-art-great-again/id983782306?i=1000684288460

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51S33RwRd0QaOCpCE4dXHC

The Chicago Tribune reported on January 12, 2025, “One of those Trump-appointed commissioners removed by Biden was Justin Shubow, a longtime advocate for traditional architecture and president of the Washington-based National Civic Art Society. Shubow’s organization had a hand in drafting Trump’s design-related executive orders, and he is said to be in the running for chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in the new administration.”