I would encourage you to pick something, whether it’s health care, education, the environment — you know, there’s four key areas that the corporation has identified as the areas of service,” Yossi Sergant, the N.E.A. communications director, said on the call, according to a recording posted online. He resigned after the call became public.

I’m glad to see someone fall on their sword like this in US politics. It seems like we rarely get apologies and almost never get resignations. Also: I wish people were “sacked” more often here. It’s such an evocative and wonderful word but it seems to only be used in UK media, for some reason. Same goes for Ministries.