Florida
The Political Scene Podcast
Why Matt Gaetz Keeps Getting Away with It
Dexter Filkins on what motivates the Florida congressman to wreak havoc within his own party.
News Desk
The Ghost of Bush v. Gore Haunts the Supreme Court’s Colorado Case
In 2000, the Court played an outsized role in the Presidential election. This year, in the fight over keeping Trump’s name on the ballot, that decision is a warning but not a precedent.
Elements
The Mystery of Florida’s Flamingos
After Hurricane Idalia, Floridians reported more sightings of flamingos than they did in the entire twentieth century.
Our Columnists
A Minor Reboot Won’t Save Ron DeSantis’s Toxic Campaign
Florida’s governor will need to do much more than shake hands with voters at greasy spoons if he wants to beat Donald Trump.
News Desk
Florida’s Vanishing Sparrows
A group of eccentric endangered birds serves as a bellwether of the climate crisis.
Persons of Interest
One of America’s Funniest, Gayest Writers Is Finally Becoming Famous
Robert Plunket’s novels made fans of Madonna, Gordon Lish, and Larry David. Yet, for years, he was a cult writer without much of a cult.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
E. Jean Carroll on Defamatory Trump, and Rob Marshall on “The Little Mermaid”
Carroll and her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, on their next move against Donald Trump’s campaign of defamation. Plus, the director of Disney’s new film on bringing the mermaid to life.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
It Was More Than a #DeSaster
Ron DeSantis’s botched campaign launch suggests that he’s no Trump-killer.
Daily Comment
Florida’s Right Turn on Immigration
Voters in other states have mobilized against severe penalties for migrants, but Florida may prove different.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, March 28th
“He’s naked? Just imagine what all the enraged parents in Florida will think.”
Page-Turner
What Are We Protecting Children from by Banning Books?
Reading the titles that have been challenged and removed from public-school libraries across the country.
Daily Comment
Florida Takes Aim at the First Amendment
Two bills in the Republican-controlled state legislature propose radical alteration to libel laws.
The Political Scene
What Is Ron DeSantis Doing to Florida’s Public Liberal-Arts College?
DeSantis is not simply inveighing against progressive control of institutions. He is using his powers as governor to remake them.
Letter from the South
Why Some Florida Schools Are Removing Books from Their Libraries
“If I weren’t living through it, I wouldn’t believe it’s happening,” one parent, who has worked as a substitute teacher, said.
Comment
Ron DeSantis Battles the African American A.P. Course—and History
The state’s intent seems to be to provide white Floridians, from a young age, with a version of history that they can be comfortable with, regardless of whether it’s true.
Dispatch
The Democratic Party’s Political Gift to Ron DeSantis
Republicans’ sustained and successful courting of Latino voters in South Florida could be a road map for the G.O.P. in 2024.
Dispatch
The First Gen Z Congressman Believes He Can Change Washington
In a narrowly divided House, the twenty-five-year-old Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost seeks to fulfill a promise to his generation.
Letter from the South
The Precarious Future of Sanibel Island
After Hurricane Ian, should the government help people rebuild, or help them leave?