As stories of terrorist atrocities on human life as well as cultural sites permeate the hearts and minds of many, I am reminded of how the arts have been used as a weapon during ideological warfare, and why funding the arts with public dollars in the U.S. is just as important as funding our military. After World War II and during the Cold War, Americans became aware of how fascist and communist governments used the arts as propaganda for control. Governmental censorship of ar