Commentary
Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis presents himself as a serious, pro-business, anti-woke, and conservative alternative to both former President Donald Trump and current President, Joe Biden.
Controversially, DeSantis is reportedly pro-big-conservative government—looking for ways to protect the little guy from institutional elites often more concerned about making money in China, for example, than the future of democracy here at home.
Conservative use of the government for conservative ends rubs some traditional small-government conservatives the wrong way. But the conservative movement has changed since 2016, when Trump won his watershed Republican nomination, and “baby Trump” is riding that wave—and likely into the upcoming Republican primaries….