Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
The American Revolution – Continental Army Invasions of East Florida 1775-1780
Happy July 4 weekend. You may not have learned in school about Florida’s vital role in the American Revolution, but for the next four days to celebrate the holiday weekend, we will discuss it. Florida stayed loyal to the British Crown during the war, something we will discuss in greater detail on Sunday. In December […]
We have our first Floridian on the US Supreme Court!
Justice Ketani Brown Jackson grew up in Miami and most of you surely know. She was sworn in at Noon today as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, the first African-American ever to be on the highest court in the land.
Building Brightline’s bridges
Thanks to the excellent YouTube channel, the Roaming Railfan, we have some Brightline updates regarding bridge building on the West Palm Beach to Orlando section of tracks .
An anti-freedom reactionary: Ron DeSantis sorry history on reproductive choice
We’ve long established on this site that Ron DeSantis loves big government statism, particularly when power is consolidated in his own hands. Governor DeSantis loves to use “freedom” as some sort of cheap tag line to project when he bans books or prohibits businesses from regulating their workplaces for health and safety as they see […]
How Florida ruined its city planning
An interesting video from Beaver Geography which breaks down the planning and building of some of the most Florida places of all in the state.
Democrats MUST pivot to populism regarding reproductive rights and guns – or expect a butt whooping in 2022 and beyond (and the growing irrelevance that comes with it)
Democrats love to be soft technocrats. It’s an age old problem in terms of being too soft and nice in political campaigns and too agreeable in the legislative arena. But this has in fact gotten worse since the party became more driven by elitism and the wealthy donor class. A few key points. A. Democracy […]
Florida-based USL comes through with strong statement on reproductive freedom. Where is MLS?
Within an hour of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on reproductive freedom, Tampa-based USL which governs the second divisions in the US both on the men’s and women’s side as well as one of the third and fourth level men’s divisions came through with a strong statement that left no ambiguity. Meanwhile, Major League Soccer (MLS) […]
Ron DeSantis must be forced to answer for Matt Gaetz’s behavior
Governor Ron DeSantis is at this point in time the most likely person to be President of the United States in January 2025. In fact, he feels as inevitable today as Richard Nixon was on June 7, 1968 or Andrew Jackson was on April 1, 1825. And DeSantis is in this position due to one […]
America’s shame. Sexism, radicalization and loss of global soft power
The United States loves to say “we’re number 1!” and have otherwise ignorant fans in sports chant “USA USA USA!” America is always the best, always on top. We are god’s chosen people, an exceptional race (even though we’re not a race or ethnicity or anything of the sort, but what does that matter, we […]
The sinkhole at Scott Springs, Ocala
One of my favorite local urban parks for walking and birding in a Florida city is Scott Springs in Ocala. The park also features a sinkhole. Here is a video of the sinkhole taken earlier this month:
The Florida Squeeze 