Monthly Archives: December 2018
Throwback Thursday: The Civil War in Florida- union blockade
Florida was the least populated state in the Confederacy during the Civil War. But with by far the longest coastline in the nation, the Union had to take seriously the ability of the smugglers to use Florida to get weapons and other raw materials to the Confederate Government. At the outset of the war, the […]
Holiday book recommendation: My Andrew Story
Editors note: Beginning today through Christmas Eve we will recommend a book for holiday gifts each day. Each of these books have been reviewed before on this site but the narratives are updated for December 2018. Hurricane Andrew’s fury was witnessed by South Dade residents and concerned citizens all over the region. But nobody has a more authoritative and credible voice on all matters Andrew and for that matter Atlantic basin Hurricanes in […]
Famous Floridian Friday: Lawton Chiles final term
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Governor Lawton Chiles’ untimely passing. At the time Governor Chiles was ending his days in the Governor’s Mansion, preparing to hand the state over to Jeb Bush whose policies were very different than his own. All our readers know Chiles’ history, from walking the state in the 1970 […]
Throwback Thursday: The Clinton Impeachment and Florida
Florida played a central role in the impeachment of President Clinton which happened 20 years ago this month. The nation nor our state have yet to heal from the wounds opened by the hunting of the President by conservative forces and elements of the media. Of course those elements were aided by President Clinton’s own […]
Regrets I’ve had a few – a Mea culpa
This column reflects the views of Kartik Krishnaiyer and not other TFS writers or columnists I had an interesting Twitter exchange with Matt Isbell, renowned Democratic numbers cruncher the other night (as a point I enjoy Isbell’s maps and will concede he was right about Jeremy Corbyn, and it hurts to admit that) . I […]
Famous Floridian Friday: Ar-pi-uck-i (Sam Jones)
Ar-pi-uck-i (also known as Sam Jones) was an important leader for the Miccosukee tribe (until 1962 officially a tribe of Seminoles) who lived to be about a 100 years old. Ar-pi-uck-i is perhaps most famous for his role in fighting against the United States in the Second Seminole War. Several of the Seminole’s great victories […]
Throwback Thursday: Free blacks help save Florida from Anglo-American domination
For the British in London, knocking Spain out of the war was strategic in a larger global conflict. For the Anglo-American colonists in Georgia and the Carolina’s invading Florida was more about crushing black freedom as well as Catholicism while extending slavery. In July 1742, decisive battles between the Spanish and British took place in […]
The New Orthodoxy: Identity Politics Captures Democratic Party
Congressman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio., challenged Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., for house minority leader in 2016. This year he has chosen not to run. Ryan, who is a white male, is probably making a wise call to not challenge the left’s new orthodoxy, which is identity politics. Identity politics of the left venerates women and […]
PGA of America waves bye-bye to Florida
As we reported earlier this week, the PGA of America was contemplating moving its headquarters from Florida to Texas. Well now the news is official. “Our move to Frisco will be transcendent for the PGA of America,” said PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh in a statement. “Everything great starts with a dream. This is […]
Volusia County successful in bringing Silver Airways to Daytona Beach
The recent decision by JetBlue to withdraw Daytona Beach to New York (JFK) service effective January 7 has now been offset by the addition of Silver Airways at the Central Florida airport. Beginning in mid-January 2019, Silver will offer nonstop service from Daytona Beach to Fort Lauderdale. From there, Daytona Beach originating passengers can connect […]
The Florida Squeeze 