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Bellicose, Antagonistic, Pugnacious: Ron DeSantis Has Declared War on the SATs

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a habit of retaliating against entities that even slightly criticize him, including unilaterally removing an elected Democratic prosecutor in Tampa and revoking […]

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The Author of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Just Got Indicted for Money Laundering

A Florida lawmaker who authored the state’s law banning classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary school was indicted Wednesday on federal money charges related to COVID relief loans. As a freshman state representative, Rep. Joe Harding helped shepherd through the Parental Rights in Education Act, which drew outrage from the LGBTQ […]

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Florida Is Making Students Sit Through 45 Minutes on the Horrors of Communism

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event on April 27, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ronda Churchill/Getty Images) Acknowledging that queer people exist and have human relationships? Bad. Nuanced conversations about America and race in school and the workplace? Also bad. Nearly hour-long nakedly political lessons on the “victims of communism”? Good—and mandatory, […]

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The Right Has Gone Full QAnon on Disney

Pluto and Goofy pose for a photo on Main Street in Disneyland, November 13, 2021, in Anaheim. (Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) Unraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it’s causing, and what we should do about it. Christopher Rufo knows exactly what he’s doing. When the conservative […]

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