Monthly Archives: August 2024
Florida’s self-made insurance crisis- a good video explainer
Governor DeSantis and the legislature have acted as proxies for the insurance industry.
Florida GOPers to introduce state communism?
Florida Republicans led by CFO Jimmy Patronis want to study the idea of creating a public state bank. Last I checked these tend to be the way leftists in Latin America and South Asia once rolled as well as the eastern bloc during the Cold War. Patronis seems to be arguing that capitalism is now […]
Ben Sasse, Richard Corcoran and the quarter century of GOP debasement of Florida higher education
The recent revelations about the unprecedented levels of corruption (yes a loaded term but must be used here) of the Ben Sasse tenure as University of Florida President along with Richard Corcoran’s book-dumping at New College are the logical culmination of 25 years of Republican Party efforts to turn Florida’s State Universities into a repository […]
Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Bay have new first division women’s pro soccer teams kicking off this weekend
The USL Super League, a new first division women’s league kicks off its inaugural season this Saturday. I’ll be at the Tampa Bay Sun opener against Dallas Trinity on Sunday, which is the final match of the opening weekend. Meanwhile the Fort Lauderdale team, Fort Lauderdale United FC kicks off its existence in Spokane, Washington […]
The extraordinary impact of Richard Keith Call
One of the most famous Floridians of the territorial era, Richard Keith Call drifted from Jacksonian Democrat to Whig planter and had an incredible impact on Florida in-between. On a recent Florida History Podcast we discussed his unique impact. 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, […]
PODCAST: Walz is picked, and political consultants are wrong
In this episode, Dave Trotter and Kartik Krishnaiyer talk about how picking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was the absolute best choice for Democrats. We also talk about how the consultancy class has lost their minds over the selection of Walz. And finally, we talk about possible states to watch in the coming elections.
Florida Governors – A new Florida History Podcast series
Last week we launched a new Florida History Podcast series on the most impactful Florida Governors since the territorial days. Stay tuned here for new episodes dropping every Tuesday. 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 […]
The Florida Squeeze 