On one level, this could be seen as a trivial story — a crackdown on an industry that doesn’t even exist yet. But the new Florida law is a perfect illustration of how crony capitalism, culture war, conspiracy theorizing and rejection of science have been merged — ground together, you might say — in a way that largely defines American conservatism today.

Whatever (MAGA's) trumped up cause, the underlying purpose is always the same: to marginalize, disenfranchise, and discriminate against some perceived "other." To maintain control by enforcing selfish, fundamentalist, minority will and power upon the populace.