Monthly Archives: October 2016
Governor Scott and the media play hype politics with Hurricane Matthew
Governor Scott’s decision to declare a State of Emergency days before Hurricane Matthew is projected to be in the vicinity of the state and at a time when only one of six major models used by forecasters has the center of the storm even brushing the state must be political. Or perhaps a desperate play […]
Florida’s October hurricane history
With Major Hurricane Matthew burrowing through the Caribbean this provides a perfect time look back at October hurricanes in the state of Florida. While the most dangerous part of Hurricane Season ends in September, historically Florida has been far more vulnerable to late season storms than other parts of the United States. In fact, according […]
Donald Trump, Cuba, conservatism and the American fifth column
Immoral laws are meant to be broken – at least that’s what those of us with morals believe. Donald Trump’s violation of the US embargo against Cuba wasn’t an act of civil disobedience but one of a man with a disregard for the rule of law. “There is only one course open to someone like […]
The Call To Rebuild America
Every month the number of jobs added to the economy gets a lot of publicity. Recently, the economy has added about 200,000 jobs a month which sounds and feels good combined with headline unemployment of 5 percent. But there is a story these numbers do not tell and a darker reality that is less […]
The Florida Squeeze 