Monthly Archives: July 2020
Trump’s consistent softness on China has left the United States weak and vulnerable
President Trump, last Tuesday held a Rose Garden press conference ostensibly about China and Hong Kong. But instead it descended into a first-rate farce, as he attacked Joe Biden for everything imaginable and talked little about China and even less about a pandemic that is raging currently having claimed over 140,000 American lives. Trump has […]
Florida’s Napoleonic Connection.
Prince Achille Murat the son of Napoleon’s brother-in-law Joachim Murat left Europe for Florida after his father was executed. He became one of Florida’s leading citizens in the territorial days after the US acquired Florida from Spain. In this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss Murat’s life. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast […]
Privatizing pandemic data? Bizarre no-bid contract raises questions
I’d say the goal here isn’t only to “politicize” the data—what they’re doing is monetizing it.
#COVID-19: The American crisis of reason, critical thinking and intellectual curiosity
Thomas Paine in 1776 and 1777 wrote “The American Crisis,” which stated “these are the times that try men’s souls.” These are indeed the times that try the souls of every human being with a conscience and critical thinking skills on American soil. Coronavirus is the defining crisis and issue of our lifetimes. It is […]
Alaska Airlines ramping up Florida service
Alaska Airlines is adding several new routes from the West Coast to Florida this winter. The Seattle-based airline is adding new nonstops service from Los Angeles to Tampa and Fort Myers. Additionally, Alaska is beginning new nonstops linking Fort Lauderdale with both San Diego and Portland, Oregon. All flights begin November 20. Alaska Airlines already […]
The Rosewood Massacre
Neil Blackmon joins Kartik Krishnaiyer on this week’s Florida History Podcast to give a detailed history of the Rosewood Massacre, one of the darkest chapters in American history. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for […]
Debt, lies and economic destruction
In a recent interview Peter Navarro observed that President Trump was the was the “greatest jobs President in history.” Navarro is a top economic and trade assistant to President Trump. According the data from the Federal Reserve, the current unemployment rate at 11%, is higher than any time since World War II. This is true […]
Florida’s Covid crisis – The politicking is getting us nowhere
As regular readers of this site know, I’ve diverted from our normal political and historical content of late to focus most of my time on #COVID19. For many of us, our perspectives have changed during this pandemic. The absence of American global leadership, and the unwillingness of many of our elected and appointed leaders to […]
American Renewal (1960) – A Florida Squeeze Documentary
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Florida Politics in 1968
With all the comparisons between 2020 and 1968, on this weeks Florida History Podcast we look back at Florida politics in 1968. It was a year that defined modern America with its civil disobedience, racially-charged politics and of course The Vietnam War raging. Florida had a major role in the Presidential Campaign with the Republican […]
The Florida Squeeze 