OPINION | Ron DeSantis picks and chooses his First Amendment battles
It’s hard to see Ron DeSantis’ 11th hour cosplay as a free speech warrior as anything more than an attempt to save a failing presidential campaign.
A.G. Gancarski's columns were a staple in Folio Weekly for nearly two decades, and he has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes about the intersection of state and local politics and policy.
It’s hard to see Ron DeSantis’ 11th hour cosplay as a free speech warrior as anything more than an attempt to save a failing presidential campaign.
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