The future is Florida, and that has me worried

Don't expect the people who've been shouting about "free speech" to fight back against Republican attacks on open discussion.

If you’re curious about the future of the Republican Party, look to Florida. For the past several months, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been enacting laws aimed at one thing: stifling free speech. Weirdly, this doesn’t seem to be getting a whole lot of attention.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

Just this week, DeS…