Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new election integrity bill into law on April 25 that creates a state agency with the power to investigate and prosecute fraud when local prosecutors — primarily in blue counties — refuse to do so. The bill increases criminal penalties for those found guilty of election fraud offenses, and hardens requirements for election...
In the 1950s, Peter Horn Jr.’s grandfather built a house in Seagrove, a small north Florida beach neighborhood along Florida State Road 30A, the highway that runs for 24 miles of the panhandle, hugging the Gulf of Mexico. Back then, 30A was a dirt road traversing one of the most biodiverse spots in the entire country, where a mix of wetland and forest...
We take modern amenities for granted. When we flip a switch in our homes, we expect the lights to come on. But if you’re in New Orleans or another American city struggling with its energy infrastructure, that might not always be the case. When we take the trash out, we expect the fees we pay to our respective municipalities will cover the costs. It...
Editor’s note: This is the third story in our “Schooled” series about how adults are failing this generation of students. Read the previous installment, on critical race theory and Virginia’s policy war on Black history, here. My path through a private Christian school in Florida offered me a front-row seat to the far-reaching power of white...