Having been bullied by their governor, most of the children who were wearing masks sheepishly removed them. What should have been an easy photo op instead became an abject demonstration of DeSantis’s anti-charm offensive. “You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off,” an irritated DeSantis sneered as he jabbed his finger at kids assembled behind him for a press conference in March 2022. “Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve got to stop with this COVID theater. So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous.” To understand why Governor Ron DeSantis...