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Abigail Shrier: In Defense of Political Escalation
Abigail Shrier: In Defense of Political Escalation
Supporters of Florida’s Republican-backed education bill protesting outside Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., this month. (Octavio Jones/Reuters)
How can we get back to normal? Those waiting for the pendulum to swing back will be waiting forever.
By Abigail Shrier
06.19.22 — U.S. Politics
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Abigail Shrier: In Defense of Political Escalation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis earned uncommon rebuke from conservative pundits last week, when he indicated he might sic Child Protective Services on parents who take their children to drag shows.

“I’m a very big fan of DeSantis and very not a fan of kids at drag shows,” writer Bethany Mandel wrote on Twitter. “But conservatives have to recognize the Pan…

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Abigail Shrier

Abigail Shrier is a journalist and author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, named a “best book” by The Economist and The Times of London. She is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a recipient of the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism and a graduate of Yale Law School.

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