Sarah Morris

I buckle my toddler into her car seat and drive her to our local Jewish Community Center in Denver. We wave to the security guard. I put away her backpack, hug her, and leave her in a building filled with the laughter of preschoolers, warmth of Jewish ritual, and constant awareness that Jewish spaces need armed guards. That awareness got louder on June 1.

Every once in a while, public media gets attacked, usually by a politician. A decade ago, the extremely undeserving target was Big Bird. Most recently, those attacks have come from Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk. We don’t feel the need to recap the controversy, which NPR covered fairly and accurately. We will, however, take the opportunity to explain where our funding comes from. It’s worth repeating periodically because it’s a beautiful story.