President-elect Donald Trump has a chance to be a great leader in the restoration of the arts to the center of American life. 

Don’t laugh. Trump might not know a lot about William Shakespeare or what the latest important novel is about, but he can facilitate a major shift in the culture that would be as positive as any policy about immigration or government spending. Trump can move America away from its obsession with politics and into a much healthier space where time is spent learning and appreciating literature, dance, and music.