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Brandon Celi How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?
A journey through Ron DeSantis’s magic kingdom
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Tara Pixley for The Atlantic and ProPublica ‘It’s Making Us More Ignorant’
Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-critical-race-theory legislation is already changing how professors in Florida teach.
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Giorgio Viera / AFP / Getty Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantis
People who haven’t met him think he’s a hot commodity. People who have met him aren’t so sure.
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Daniel A. Varela / Miami Herald / Getty Ron DeSantis’s Speech Policing Could Hurt the Right Too
Someday, progressives may be in a position to abuse a new Florida law.
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Mark Wallheiser / Getty Can DeSantis Unseat Trump?
The long-awaited Republican reckoning has only just begun, says David Frum.
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Getty; The Atlantic DeSantis’s COVID Gamble Paid Off
Florida’s governor turned his coronavirus policies into a parable of American freedom.
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Doug Mills / New York Times / Redux Trump Lost the Midterms. DeSantis Won.
If the Florida governor ever intends to wrest control of the GOP from Trump, now is his moment.
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Getty; The Atlantic Will Venezuelans in Florida Turn Against DeSantis?
“People are upset at DeSantis, even if they supported him.”
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Jordan Vonderhaar / Reuters Ron DeSantis Can’t Troll His Way Into the White House
The Florida governor’s cruel stunt will collide with the serious real-world problem of immigration.
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Ray Ewing / Vineyard Gazette / Reuters How Democrats Can Turn the Tables on DeSantis
Republicans’ cruel immigration tactics present an opportunity for blue cities.
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Chandan Khanna / AFP / Getty A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
Even border-security hawks should be horrified.
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Jabin Botsford / Getty The Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’ Put Ron DeSantis in a Box
He has little option but to show loyalty to Trump even if it thwarts his own ambitions.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic; Arturo Holmes / … This Is How America’s Culture War Death Spirals
Why Disney vs. DeSantis is the future of politics
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Martha Asencio-Rhine / Tampa Bay Times / AP That’s Not What Grooming Means
What should kids be taught about gender identity and sexual orientation?
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Joe Raedle / Getty Want to Understand the Red-State Onslaught? Look at Florida.
Alarmingly restrictive laws continue to proliferate across much of the country.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Why Never Trumpers Should Bet on DeSantis Now
The Florida governor is flawed, but within normal parameters. The former president poses a unique threat.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Curious Case of Florida’s Pandemic Response
Liberals predicted that Florida would get destroyed by its laissez-faire approach to COVID-19. Conservatives said the state was the future of the economy. What if they were both wrong?
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Carlos Allegri / Reuters Ron DeSantis Is Showing the GOP a Different Path Forward
As Trump continues to fixate on a border wall, the new governor of Florida is choosing to focus on more substantive issues.
