Endless patronage at Florida’s universities

Endless patronage at Florida’s universities

When Gov. Ron DeSantis won his landslide reelection in 2022, a half-fawning and half-fearful Florida Legislature gave him whatever he wanted. The Harvard graduate could have used that power to burnish Florida’s celebrated universities. He could have chosen the best and brightest to lead schools already among the nation’s best. He could have been the education governor. That — not a bellyflopping bid for the White House — could have cemented his …