Near the end of the film National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), there is a scene where the Delta Tau Chi fraternity has been kicked out of the fictional Faber College. Their leader, Otter, played by Tim Matheson, is trying to decide how they should respond to this insult. And he comes up with one of the great quotes in cinematic history. ...

It was a calculated risk. When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom that they would debate, it seemed there wasn’t much to be gained for either of them. For DeSantis, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, there was very little to be achieved. It would only confirm what those watching already believed about him if ...

One of the key storylines from the 2024 Republican Primaries is the race for second place. Former president Donald Trump has first place locked up, at least in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. But the race to be the Trump alternative has taken over the headlines. The second-place finisher would presumably step in if ...

The dispute between The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has had several twists and turns, some of them have bordered on absurd, but what it has really revealed are some of the more significant issues in Central Florida. While the Florida governor stripped Disney World of its self-governing District, many stood idly by and watched, either out ...

It’s hard to believe that it’s only been nine months since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stripped Walt Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replaced it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. In those nine months, it’s fair to say that the new District and its Board of DeSantis appointees have run into trouble overseeing a District ...

It won’t be a Happy Thanksgiving for some former Reedy Creek Improvement District employees. And that list of former employees just keeps growing by the week. Last week, the number of former Reedy Creek employees who have resigned from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District stood at 40. And now, according to the Orlando Sentinel, that number has just grown ...

In August, seemingly out of nowhere, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District sent out a scathing press release, accusing Walt Disney World of a “scheme to funnel millions of taxpayers dollars” to Disney. The press release from the appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came after the new Board received a bill for $2.5 million from Disney World. The bill ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had already stripped Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the self-governing District that had been in place since the theme park opened. He wanted other ways to punish the Walt Disney Company for speaking out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, known by its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But it ...

Over the past two weeks, reports surfaced about worker dissatisfaction at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Since the Board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took over the Reedy Creek Improvement District earlier this year, more than 40 employees have resigned, taking more than 400 years of experience with them. And these employees have not gone quietly into the ...

Ever since former Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, known by its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the relationship between the Walt Disney Company and conservative America has been tense, to say the least. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has stoked this tension as he tours the country seeking the Republican nomination ...