The case for naming a U.S. secretary of Culture - latimes.com Page 1 of 3 latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culturena-et-cm-secretary-of-culture-notebook- 20130120,0,162825.story latimes.com The case for naming a U.S. secretary of Culture Music critic Mark Swed says it's time we have someone in the Cabinet who can speak to our common identity: Arts and the humanities help us figure out who we are.