Florida's Youth Social Media Ban Is an Affront to Freedom
Don't let a moral panic shut everything down.
Don't let a moral panic shut everything down.
The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.
Florida Republicans and police unions insist that toothless civilian oversight boards are still more scrutiny than police deserve.
It is not the job of Florida taxpayers to support state officials' preferred presidential candidates.
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Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos
His political makeover into a Trumpy cultural warrior undermined what could have been a compelling campaign about the value of freedom.
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.
"The First Amendment prevents DeSantis from identifying a reform prosecutor and then suspending him to garner political benefit," U.S. Circuit Judge Jill Pryor wrote.
The state Senate bill, which is extremely similar to another House proposal, aims to scrap major First Amendment protections in defamation cases.
Plus: Fort Collins tries passing zoning reform for the third time, Coastal California cracks down on Airbnbs, and state lawmakers try to unban rent control.
The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West.
Plus: State officials attempt to ban Donald Trump from 2024 election ballots.
How Florida’s legacy of slow-growth laws is holding back its post-COVID boom.
Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black municipalities incorporated in the U.S.
It's Miami vs. Tampa in the Florida sandwich wars.
Bureaucracy usually mires construction projects in delays. Florida is trying to buck that norm.
Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.
Watch Florida's Hispanic communities for clues about the 2024 election.
Buffett realized that what the consumer thought of him was ultimately more important than what he was.
Former state lawmaker Jeff Brandes says the Florida Legislature has "ceded its role" to high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“Just tell the truth, and they’ll accuse you of writing black humor.”
Brightline is the first privately funded intercity rail line in the U.S. in over 100 years.
Eradication of the apex predator is "likely impossible."
Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.
Summer heat this year posed an existential threat to the world's third-largest barrier reef.
Nearly half of Miami's population was born outside the continental United States.
The state can thank immigrants for much of its recent economic success, but now they're getting the cold shoulder.
Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.
It's not just Reedy Creek and The Villages. Florida has nearly 2,000 special districts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crusade to end America's greatest success in private governance.
Tony Montana has a bloody rags-to-riches story.
School choice is supposed to prevent politicians from pushing their ideas into the classroom.
The Bluest Eyes and 13 Reasons Why top the list of controversial books in Florida.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
Floridians spend millions litigating insurance disputes after hurricanes. There's a better way.
The brief urges the Supreme Court to reverse its badly misguided precedent in Pruneyard v. Robins.
The Florida master-planned retirement community spans 33 square miles and counting.
Thanks to recent reforms, most government workers in Florida now enroll in less risky defined contribution plans.
Jordan S. Rubin's Bizarro tells the story of the men who tried and failed to challenge the government's arbitrary rules on synthetic drugs.
Tariffs and sugar subsidies have propped up overvalued land needed to fix the environmental damage.
Eradication of the apex predator is “likely impossible.”
Killing It mocks capitalism, but at least it's funny.
Real pirates terrorized the Gulf Coast. These modern pirates just want to have fun.
The Pensacola favorite gave rise to festivals and even a federal trademark case.
"I don't want you looking through my boxes," Donald Trump told his lawyers, according to court documents.
Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.
Over 2 million Americans have moved to Florida since COVID began. Where did they come from?
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