>… But a federally funded agency picking sides … There are three articles suggested for further reading on the "City on a Hill" excerpt. One is about Henry Lou

>… But a federally funded agency picking sides … There are three articles suggested for further reading on the "City on a Hill" excerpt. One is about Henry Louis Gates Jr. in quite a contrast to Perry Miller. NEH ends-up funding a wide gamut instead of being a kingmaker. In fact it funds a lot that would not be paid for otherwise. When criticizing something it's best to critique the thing for what it is rather than what it is imagined to be.