By Trying To 'Move On,' DeSantis Admits His Fight With Disney Was a Political Stunt All Along
It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company.
It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company.
He'd be a stronger candidate if he applied that thinking to situations that don't involve former President Donald Trump.
If the Florida governor wants better behavior, he should model better behavior.
The Little Mermaid was a dull exercise in box-checking. Spider-Verse uses its diverse cast as an opportunity for narrative delights.
Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors," or Chinese Communists, the presidential candidate’s grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.
He either doesn't understand or won't admit why this violates the First Amendment.
The lawsuit says Disney has been subject to "a targeted campaign of government retaliation—orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech."
Today's Star Wars fulfills the promise of the late '90s internet.
In the old days, conservatives would have viewed unelected officials being appointed to oversee corporate decisions as a worrying intrusion of state power into private affairs. DeSantis has figured out how to get them to cheer for it.
The indie artists suing Stable Diffusion may not realize it, but they're doing the Mouse's dirty work.
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Lawmakers are reportedly planning to undo legislation that would have revoked Disney's special tax and governance status.
If we move to space, it probably won't be because we filled up Earth with trash.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller and the New York Post's Karol Markowicz talk about life under the most controversial governor in America.
Who cares if it’s legal if it generates politically advantageous outrage and attention?
The streaming platform has said gun- and abortion-related ads submitted by Democrats are too controversial to be aired.
Florida's governor has declared a regulatory war on one of the state's biggest employers. But it's the taxpayers who may ultimately pay the price.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance.
Despite the senator's clear culture war animus, there are things to like about his bill.
Three state residents argue a new state law eliminating Disney's self-governing status unfairly makes taxpayers responsible for over $1 billion of the company's debt.
Both Republicans and Democrats are abusing states' police powers to achieve performative political goals. They should stop.
The state has 1,288 independent special districts. But we aren't hearing significant GOP complaints about anyone's but Disney's.
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The Empire has dominated the Star Wars franchise's narrative, but the characters who inhabit that universe simply live their lives.
Culture war conservatism leads to less private industry freedom for the pettiest of reasons.
By blaming their reasoning on culture war grievances rather than the best interests of the law, the GOP risks undermining a completely defensible position.
For most of the past decade-plus, those complaining the loudest about corporate participation in politics have been Democrats.
Even the most powerful cosmic demigod can be foiled by the even-more-powerful machinations of bureaucracy.
Dull platitudes about diversity from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The show perfectly encapsulates the feelings of grief, confusion, and isolation born of the pandemic.
The show offered a revived vision of Star Wars as a playground for elaborate narrative and worldbuilding.
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TV's cultural dominance is unchecked by anything except your own time, and increasingly tailored to your unique interests and obsessions.
It took the TSA multiple weeks to complete its review and conclude that Coke bottles are not a tool of terrorism.
"It could create concern that it’s the real thing," officials say.
The Vermont socialist can muster a lot of emotional outrage at CEO pay, but his argument about a "moral economy" doesn't add up.
Several Disney-backed candidates lost in the reformed local city council races.
The private sector strives to improve, while the government agency makes excuses.
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Compare the lines at the Magic Kingdom with those at the Orlando International Airport and behold the advantage of free markets over government monopolies.
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