John Thrasher, the current president at my university, Florida State University, and career Florida GOP politician, like many other so called conservatives, once again caved into the mob. He appointed a 30 member “anti-racism task force,” a small cohort to which he delegated the power to remove any statue on campus deemed “offensive,” and to rename any building with a name that embodies a history of “racism.” As of now, the “task force” has removed the statue of Francis Eppes, who arguably played a pivotal role in the founding of the school. He was in many ways the Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading Weak GOP University President Caves in to Appease Student Mob