The modern scholarly funding imperative is "fund only that which produces American wealth," and this has been devastating to the humanities. But here's a good reason to fund the humanities: they give us science fiction, and sf is a secret engine of innovation and economic growth.
SF will save the humanities
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Photographer wins lawsuit against alleged painter who plagiarized her work
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