The economic situation hasn't been good for anyone, but funding for the arts always takes a hit first in tough times. ; The $50 million for the arts in the stimulus bill was a site of contention, with Republicans complaining loudly about going into debt for art's sake. And when funding is crunched, our guests note, the fear of controversy grows--art that doesn't fit the "moral values" of those holding the purse strings is first on the chopping block.We're talking arts and funding for them with William Ivey, former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Svetlana Mintcheva, Director of Programs at the National Coalition Against Censorship, today in studio. As the culture wars hit a fever pitch, the the National Coalition Against Censorship and the Vera List center for Art and Politics at the New School are holding a series of panels on censorship and art funding. Less