by Solomon D. Stevens Let’s get one thing straight: Ron DeSantis is not a conservative. He is often called that by supporters and opponents who don’t want to seem extreme. Still, his agenda pushes far beyond anything traditionally known as conservatism. And his War on Disney is a ...
by Noah Feldman Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have passed a bill authorizing the state to take custody of children if their parents have agreed to give them gender-affirming health care. The law is obviously terrible policy. And it’s particularly hypocritical ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent months boasting about his victory over a “woke” corporation after demanding the state Legislature yank the Reedy Creek Improvement District from Walt Disney Co.’s control. Clearly, the governor thought he’d written the perfect fairytale and cast ...
Let’s be grateful that Ron DeSantis devotes so much of his time raging over drag queens and bragging how he punished Disney for disagreeing with him. An obsessive pursuit of “woke” has kept the Florida governor and apparent presidential candidate from mucking around serious matters. ...
by Scott Maxwell Gov. Ron DeSantis took his culture warring to new extremes last week, trying to yank a nonprofit theater’s liquor license because it allowed another company to rent out its theater for a drag show. In Ron DeSantis’ America, it’s apparently fine for a parent to ...
by Scott Maxwell Florida has become the land of boogeymen — the place where politicians whip up fictional foes to stir hysteria among gullible followers and then vow to fight these nonexistent enemies. In the latest example, Gov. Ron DeSantis pressured state college presidents ...