Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: The governor is on an authoritarian quest to create passive followers in his state.
attacked universities as hotbeds of elite and foreign influence, seeking to bend instruction to the will of the state and turn academics into handmaidens of state propaganda.
Rightwing pundits who have whined incessantly about the disfavored status of conservative academics have had precious little to say about state-driven attacks against academic freedom from aDeSantis might get his wish. Parents, students and businesses seeking well-educated workers might decide it is better to decamp from Florida for states that prepare students for the real world, help them function in a diverse society and foster intellectual excellence.
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