Monthly Archives: October 2020
All this talk about super-voters, 4/4s, 3/4s…What does it mean?
Editors Note: TFS Editor-in-Chief Kartik Krishnaiyer who is on the Biden/Harris Campaign did not contribute to this story For most people working on a political campaign, there is one certainty in politics. Once the polls close, you are no longer employed. As soon as the announcer on the television says “the polls are now closed […]
Minoricans in Florida and settlement in British East Florida
Florida’s oldest community of uninterrupted European lineage is the Minorican Community that came to the British Colony of East Florida in the 1760’s. On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss that community, it’s initial settlement in New Smyrna and its relocation to St Augustine. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts […]
Election year and 2020 madness reading: Gore Vidal’s narratives of Empire series
DISCLAIMER: Due to Kartik Krishnaiyer’s involvement in the Biden-Harris Campaign he has stopped writing about current politics. He will resume this beat after the November 3 Election. No writer in American History is better tonic for what ails us in an Election year than Gore Vidal. The only regret I have about Vidal is that […]
Podcast: Remembering Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma ravaged southern Florida 15 years ago this week. On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we look back at our memories of the storm. 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 free which enable […]
The Florida Squeeze 