With no advance notice, Gov. Ron DeSantis demanded that lawmakers punish Disney for its tepid criticism of a hateful bill aimed at banning discussion of sexual orientation […]
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Policing others becoming a new form of status and citizenship
by Rahim Kurwa Everywhere you look, people seem to be losing rights. Texas’ Senate Bill 8, which its legislators passed last year, was perhaps the most shocking […]
Govs. Abbott, DeSantis go too far
by Carl P. Leubsdorf There’s an old saying in politics that the best government makes the best politics. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron […]
Where’s Florida’s evidence for rejecting 41% of math textbooks?
When is transparency not so transparent? When it comes to selecting math textbooks for Florida schools. Republican lawmakers recently passed a law they said would give parents […]
Say ‘gay’ as loud as you want, Florida kids!
by Fabiola Santiago You don’t know, dastards who rule the diverse state of Florida from the hills of Tallahassee, the pain and suffering gay children endure staying […]
How can DeSantis, whose wife has cancer, bully strangers into unmasking?
by Fabiola Santiago Don’t listen to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a follower of debunked science. Keep that mask on indoors when social distancing isn’t possible and it’s […]
When intolerance is on the menu
A field trip by grade-school students to a popular local restaurant should not trigger an ugly explosion of hatred, homophobia and death threats against an elected official. […]
Holding everyone responsible for disaster at Florida fertilizer plant
The environmental crisis at the old Piney Point fertilizer plant didn’t originate overnight, and blame doesn’t fall only on the land’s private owner, HRK Holdings. That’s why […]
Who pays for Fla. woman’s anti-vax rants?
by Fabiola Santiago Even for a city with a storied history of deep-pocketed scam artists who swoop in and dazzle the powers-that-be, the quackery at Centner Academy […]
