Monthly Archives: January 2022
Podcast: All about Tallahassee SC
Many of you, I am sure know Chris Petley through Government and political circles. Well this past week, Chris sat down with me to discuss his pet project Tallahassee SC to debut my new podcast about local and grassroots soccer. Give it a listen!
On January 6 why so little analysis of what came before Trump?
If you watched CNN or MSNBC on Insurrection Day you might be fooled into think the Republicans were hunky dory before Trump was nominated for President. Well, that is plainly not the case. I threw out a Twitter thread that evening to express my frustration. I fingered the 1970’s to bring Reagan and Gingrich into […]
Governor DeSantis adroitly uses January 6 to solidify his control over the GOP
President Donald Trump was AWOL yesterday. His shame and embarrassment evidently kept him from addressing his supporters on January 6. As the former President continues his year-long fade into self-inflicted obscurity, it’s no surprise Governor Ron DeSantis continues to step up and claim the mantle as leader of the GOP, which after right now is […]
January 6 – The impact on Florida and a look back to that day and how we covered it from a Florida perspective
The January 6 insurrection had a clear Florida flavor to it – from a number of the insurrectionists being Floridians to the impact media from Florida made on it, to President Trump himself who has claimed Florida as his home state while he tried to circumvent the will of the national electorate and stay in […]
TFS+ : Voting rights or spending?
It’s unfortunately pretty clear with a very narrow Congressional majorities the Democrats cannot tie shoes and chew gum at the same time. Over at TFS+ we analyze what the Congressional Dems priorities should be in 2022.
Jimmy Carter and Florida
This week on The Florida History Podcast we discuss President Jimmy Carter’s extensive relationship with the Sunshine State. 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 you to subscribe and listen on your […]
What are our readers expectations for 2022?
Will Covid be back under control? Will Governor DeSantis ride to an easy reelection? Will the Democrats seriously contest any other cabinet offices? Will Democrats voter registration woes reverse itself? Will international tourism to Florida recover this year? A lot to ponder as we enter 2022. This is an open forum, have at it!
Identity Crisis: Who Are We?
How do you identify? If you were asked to describe yourself without using your name, how would you respond? Identity is tricky a concept but important to understanding behavior. Where you stand tends to be where you sit, after all. In the U.S. few would identify with their state, outside of Texas, Alabama and maybe, […]
The Times (of London): Don’t look down: flight over Everglades shows scale of climate destruction
I don’t love posting things completely behind a paywall but The Times had a really compelling article about the Everglades and Climate Change this past week. It’s even more compelling when you consider the general conservative bent of the newspaper.
The Florida Squeeze 