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May 18, 2022
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How Disney World Struck a Deal With Florida to Govern Itself
The resort’s real magic lies in the powers it’s afforded by a special district.
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March 21, 2022
Alex Shephard
Disney Didn’t Say a Word About Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, but Money Talks
The firm donated generously to Florida Republicans and got $578 million in tax breaks in return for its investment.
October 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Perversion of Pepe the Frog
In hijacking the amphibian character, the alt-right is defiling a great tradition of racial commentary in cartoons.
November 1, 2011
Liel Leibovitz
Artistic Judgment: How the Supreme Court Will Soon Decide How Much Access We Have to Art
May 30, 2011
Gilbert Seldes
TNR Film Classic: Disney and Others (1932)
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Barney Frank
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January 5, 1942
David Low
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