Monthly Archives: March 2025

The Republic of Florida

Some interesting history

From the archives: How the Jan 6 insurrection was cooked in Florida

This has been a sad week in American history – though I begin this commentary with an ode to my colleague Brook Hines who coined the cleverly brilliant term “Parler Putsch” to describe this week’s effort at a insurgency by right-wing groups to overturn the results of November’s US Presidential Election. Parler is a right-wing […]

Chiles becomes unpopular but is reelected nonetheless

An unpopular Lawton Chiles was reelected in 1994- as of 2025 the last Democrat to be elected Governor in Florida. We discussed that period on a recent Florida History Podcast. 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 […]

High Ridge Scrub

In Palm Beach County