The dismantling of the multicultural office was completed after the initial request from the Trump administration was declared unconstitutional in court. An administration unwilling to stand behind the diversity initiatives it championed in the times that are good is straightforward cowardice. In many ways “coward” is much too gracious.

Today, shared revenue is essentially wealthy Republican lawmakers waging a culture war, demonizing a city, and stealing its resources to redistribute amongst their own constituents and ensure they are re-elected. Shared revenue is not a just redistribution of resources.