Ron DeSantis, George Floyd and the death of empathy

DeSantis' bristling at the idea that Americans should feel bad for Floyd is part of a broader lack of empathy among Republicans.

Ron DeSantis is many things. He’s a valor hound who has used his physical proximity to Navy Seals to make it seem like he was on frontlines in the Middle East. He’s a painfully awkward person whose smile has become the stuff of political internet legend. Most recently he has become a disastrous presidential candidate, primarily because of the second thi…