The American flag should unite, not divide us, Gov. DeSantis. Take a cue from Sears Fabiola Santiago, The Miami Herald Feb. 24—What's built into a flag? A whole lot of emotion, history — and, in Florida these days, questionable patriotism. Gov. Ron DeSantis is using Old Glory to make a political statement, igniting a partisan battle in the state over whether the flag at the Capitol should be flown at half-staff in honor of controversial hard-right talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. As a matter of personal ethics, I'd rather not write about a person who has died if I don't have anything good to say — although I do make exceptions for dictators. And, this time, I'll make an exception for Limbaugh, who died last week from lung cancer. By spreading the bigotry he carried in his heart against immigrants — and Hispanics, specifically — he carved for hate speech a political platform in this country.