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Ron DeSantis

How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?

Painting of Ron DeSantis in blue suit rising over horizon between sun and moon, over landscape bordered by Gulf- and Atlantic-coast beaches, cruise ships, canals, alligators, the Daytona Speedway, Kennedy Space Center launching a rocket, Mar-a-Lago, and Disney World with fireworks

Rule by Law in Florida

March 26, 2023

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DeSantis Will Betray Ukraine for MAGA Votes

March 16, 2023

Ron DeSantis tosses hats to the crowd before the arrival of Donald Trump for his campaign event at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in November 2020.

Is Ron DeSantis Flaming Out Already?

March 14, 2023

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How to Save Academic Freedom From Ron DeSantis

March 7, 2023

A black-and-white photo of Ron DeSantis

The States That Reopened First

Conor Friedersdorf

March 2, 2023

People working in an office

How Should We Teach the Story of Our Country?

February 24, 2023

a boy reading a book at a desk

The Forgotten Ron DeSantis Book

David Waldstreicher

February 22, 2023

Ron DeSantis's face refracted

The Contradictions of Ron DeSantis

Ronald Brownstein

February 16, 2023

Close up picture to the face of Ron DeSantis, looking worried.

‘Most Important, We Must Not Upset DeSantis’

February 2, 2023

Illustration of the Florida state seal on a book with a red X drawn over it.

Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantis

November 30, 2022

A black-and-white photo of Ron DeSantis amid falling confetti

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Can DeSantis Unseat Trump?

Kelli María Korducki

November 10, 2022

Ron DeSantis stands at a podium, his arms spread open. Donald Trump stands just behind him, on the left.

DeSantis’s COVID Gamble Paid Off

November 10, 2022

Ron DeSantis emerging from a bacterium

Trump Lost the Midterms. DeSantis Won.

November 9, 2022

A photo of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis

Will Venezuelans in Florida Turn Against DeSantis?

Gisela Salim-Peyer

October 8, 2022

A hand holding a Venezuelan flag and threatening to smash miniature of Ron DeSantis.

The Uneasy Timing of DeSantis’s Callous Ploy

Xochitl Gonzalez

September 20, 2022

Groups of migrants receive food outside the Migrant Resource Center in Texas.

Your Political Enemies Are Smarter Than You Think

September 15, 2022

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Governor Ron DeSantis

The Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’ Put Ron DeSantis in a Box

August 16, 2022

A black-and-white photo portrait of Ron DeSantis

How a Purple State Got a Bright Red Sheen

David A. Graham

April 27, 2022

Ron DeSantis holding up a signed bill

Even Worse Than Trump?

Molly Jong-Fast

January 26, 2022

Why Never Trumpers Should Bet on DeSantis Now

Conor Friedersdorf

October 31, 2021

The Rise of Ron DeSantis

April 23, 2021