Monthly Archives: May 2023
Government in the Sunshine is dying thanks to GOP rule of the state
Florida’s GOP run legislature has slowly but surely undone the progressive legacy of the 1970’s- an era when government in the sunshine made Florida the most open and transparent place in the western world in terms of government accountability. This session, the Legislature passed SB 7050 which allows state candidates and officeholders to hide who […]
Mehdi Hasan: Bursting the DeSantis right-wing media bubble
Not often do national media personalities pick up on the themes we constantly talk about on this site and our twitter feed related to Governor DeSantis – his right-wing media ecosystem bubble and his unwillingness to engage traditional, mainstream media. Again this is MUCH worse than how Donald Trump handles the media or exists in […]
Explaining DeSantis fealty to the Insurance Industry
Escalating Property Insurance rates and cost-of-living are the two biggest challenge Floridians face currently (I’d argue the biggest challenge Florida as a state faces is around water resources and Climate Change). This past legislative session, we’ve seen every performative social issue imaginable addressed by a right-wing legislature, while the real issues were ignored. As we […]
President Biden is running for reelection. How does Florida factor in?
President Biden, despite being in his 80’s is seeking reelection. After losing Florida in 2020, what role will the Sunshine State play in his reelection?
New Podcast series: Andrew Jackson Steals Florida for the USA
Next week, we begin a new podcast series where we will trace the steps of Florida’s incorporation into the United States – a narrative that revolves largely around Andrew Jackson. We’re going to try and take as balanced a view of Old Hickory as we can but also discuss why so many of the US […]
Disney episode shows DeSantis has no idea about the traditional GOP or American conservatism
Traditional conservatives DO NOT use the power of government to be punitive against private corporations. And more recent GOPers, while abandoning economic conservatism have embraced the concept of free speech. The DeSantis-Disney war (let’s stop calling it a feud, it’s escalated well beyond that) is about two very basic things- Of course this sounds more […]
Why is DeSantis running afoul of donors? It’s multi-layered
Ron DeSantis is the most transactional politician in recent Florida history. Yet the dream of the donor class is running afoul of that very same donor class as he gets ready to launch his Presidential campaign. More reading: Friday night in an interview I stumbled upon, CNN’s Erin Burnett interviewed John Catsimatidis, a billionaire GOP […]
The Florida Squeeze 