Crackdowns on free speech were a staple of the antebellum and Jim Crow South.
Ron DeSantis
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Madeleine Albright’s Fascism Warning Is More Pertinent Than Ever
The anti-abortion, book-banning, and Disney-bashing policies in red states have all the authoritarian hallmarks.
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Why This Pandemic Is Crushing Trump and GOP Governors
You can’t fix the economy without getting control of the virus.
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The GOP Thinks America’s Children Are the Pandemic’s Guinea Pigs
Trump and the Republican governors are recklessly trying to reopen schools before we are ready.
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Is Trump Throwing Away His Lead In Florida?
The botched handling of the coronavirus could be hurting both Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis’s standings.
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Ideological Rigidity Is a Poor Fit for Our Times
Andrew Cuomo is not letting prior positions interfere with his efforts to tackle enormous problems.
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Donald Trump Uses Racial Fear in the Florida Governor’s Race
In a dehumanizing effort, the president used Twitter to call Andrew Gillum a thief.
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Hurricane Michael Could Change the Outcome of Florida’s Statewide Elections
In Florida, a state known for close elections, depressed turnout in the Panhandle could prove decisive in the races for both governor and Senate.
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Basket Cases
In his first year on the Court [Clarence Thomas] scarcely ever left the Supreme Court Building on foot, and that was fortunate, in one way, because it meant that he probably never saw the boldly lettered [graffiti] on a Capitol Hill sidewalk across the street. It said, “Anita Told the Truth.” —“The Burden of Clarence […]
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If Andrew Gillum Makes History, One Floridian Won’t Be There to See It
If Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeats Rep. Ron DeSantis to become Florida’s next Governor on November 6, it will be an embarrassing defeat for Donald Trump and the Fox News fiends supporting the Republican’s campaign. It will be a tremendous victory for Sen. Bernie Sanders and those who have persuasively argued that the Democratic Party […]
