Iger to employees: Maybe we need to dial down the activism. DeSantis: You better believe it

Has Bob Iger’s return to the helm at Disney signaled a retreat from their corporate activism? Initially, we had plenty of reasons to remain skeptical of that idea, mainly from Iger himself, who publicly backed former CEO Bob Chapek’s fight against Florida over the Parental Rights in Education bill. On the other hand, as Tom Jackson argued in a recent VIP column, Iger has an opportunity to mend some fences before the worst of the blowback takes effect — the loss of their special tax-district carveout in Orlando, which becomes official next summer.Read More