* “Not just the (Jan. 6 Capitol) rioters, but also the planners should go to jail.”–Eugene Robinson, Washington Post.
* “The (Democratic Party’s) liabilities lie in undemocratic electoral institutions such as the Electoral College, the structure of the Senate (where underpopulated states have an obscene amount of power that should be unacceptable in any democracy), gerrymandered state and federal legislative districts in many states, and recent political demographic trends—the concentration of Democratic votes in cities—that favor Republicans.”–Steven Levitsky, professor of government at Harvard University.
* “We live in a world where students huddle under their desks in active-shooter drills, but conservatives are concerned that learning about race might make them uncomfortable. … A world where kids go to school with bulletproof backpacks, but conservatives think books have gotten out of hand.”–Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald.
* “Climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality, it is about changes in our very way of life.”–Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman.
* “How we respond to this (academic freedom) challenge will define our university for years to come.”–University of Florida Faculty Senate Chairman David Bloom.
* “We had a very productive conversation with Mayor Castor and her team about the creation of a neighborhood ballpark in Ybor City.”–Tampa Bay Rays’ statement.
* “Baseball’s a business, and it’s up to the Rays to determine if the split season is a viable business model.”–Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.