Tag Archives: Ron DeSantis

Florida School Pulls Paradise Lost

By Robin Bates | Published: January 11, 2024

A Florida County has pulled “Paradise Lost” from the shelves. It’s true that the work has “sexual content.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 9, 2023

Some Florida schools are now censoring Shakespeare, taking out the racy parts and offering only excerpts.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 25, 2023

In “Song of Solomon,” Morrison has the men in the community grapple with what the death of Emmett Till means.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 2, 2023

A judge recently compared Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Orwell’s Big Brother.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 13, 2023

DeSantis’s attacks on books and teachers in Florida is reminiscent of the League of St. Alexander in Pullman’s “Book of Dust” series.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 23, 2022

A judge has cited a Shakespearean passage to equate an out-of-line Florida state prosecutor to Henry V.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 17, 2022

Martha Serpas calls out America on how it treats the poor and unfortunate.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 19, 2021

Reading “Washington Square” made me realize how hungry I have been for misbehaving politicians to pay for their bad behavior.