For a 44-year-old man, the world he lives in has become woke. This would have little news value if this man did not rule Florida and possibly the entire United States from 2025. Ron DeSantis is fighting a culture war of his own making. His enemy: what he sees as left-wing indoctrination in the American education system. Schools and universities should focus "on the search for truth" rather than "enforcing ideological conformity and political activism," the governor tweeted this week.

DeSantis' crusade south may be just the first step on his journey to Pennsylvania Avenue. Today Florida, tomorrow the whole country?

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