Fall of the House of Mouse in Florida?

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Dan Hugger give quick takes on two developing stories previously discussed on this program: the French presidential election, in which the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, has emerged victorious over Marine Le Pen; and Twitter’s reported acceptance of Elon Musk’s purchase offer. Then they turn their attention to Florida and the recently passed legislation to strip Disney of its Reedy Creek Improvement District carveout in retaliation for Disney’s objection to the Parental Rights in Education bill. How much can the political ideas of Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt explain what’s happening in Florida right now? Finally, after a Florida judge ruled against the transportation mask mandate, acceptance of the endemic nature of COVID-19 in the U.S. became pretty much a given. China, however, is still invested in their COVID-Zero policy by completely locking down the port city of Shanghai. What does that portend for other cities in China?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61209058" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French election result: Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France | BBC</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-twitter-set-accept-musks-best-final-offer-sources-2022-04-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter set to accept Musk’s $43 billion offer | Reuters</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-travel-florida-orlando-ron-desantis-5bbb7bd13c5357877f999aab96b33651" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney government dissolution bill signed by DeSantis | Associated Press</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.wftv.com/news/local/end-reedy-creek-disney-wont-pay-more-taxes-you-will/3TK6ASNJT5EXHICW3DQ3ZHEZYA/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">End of Reedy Creek: Disney won’t pay more taxes, but you will | WFTV</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/13/archives/a-friedman-doctrine-the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits</a> | Milton Friedman, The New York Times</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBiLT3LASk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Man for All Seasons: “Give the Devil Benefit of Law”</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-35-number-1-2/what-i-saw-national-conservatism-conference" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What I Saw at the National Conservatism Conference | Dan Hugger, Religion & Liberty</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/04/whats-wrong-and-whats-right-about-judge-mizelles-mask-mandate-decision/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s Wrong and What’s Right about Judge Mizelle’s Mask-Mandate Decision | Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/beijing-covid-outbreak-prompts-fear-shanghai-style-lockdown/story?id=84291304" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beijing COVID outbreak prompts fear of Shanghai-style lockdown | ABC News</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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