Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Great Jacksonville fires : 1901 and 1963
The 1901 Great Fire in Jacksonville is the third largest urban fire in American history and the largest ever in the American south. The fire consumed over 2,300 buildings and 7 lives. In 1963, the city was again the scene of a massive fire when the Roosevelt Hotel went up in flames during the holiday […]
#COVID-19 fallout – update on international air services to/from Florida in June
International airlines are slowly beginning to resume service to and from the Sunshine State in June. Here is a sampling of the latest updates. We will attempt to post updates to this every Sunday or Monday until most normal service resumes. Air Canada Fort Lauderdale-Montreal 4x a week (normally twice daily) Fort Lauderdale – Toronto […]
Seven key factors why Florida did not join the American Revolution
As I continue research for my forthcoming book, Albion Florida, I have come to the conclusion that the simplistic reasons given for Florida’s non-participation in the American Revolution are just that – simple stuff that demands elaboration. I will explain this in a longer form manner when my book is published, but today I want […]
The greatest non-Presidential Americans of all-time – a list
I recently embarked on an effort to list the ten greatest Americans of all time who were not Presidents. I choose this exercise with the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day (May 7th or May 8th depending on your perspective) in mind . I thought it would be fairly simple and asked for input on social […]
Florida aviation in 2005 – Part II, airports and destinations
Airlines and destination from 2005 are below – every Florida city listed had scheduled commercial flights in 2005. Part I is here. Daytona Beach Continental Express Cleveland, Newark Delta Atlanta Delta Connection Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale AeroMexico Mexico City Air Canada Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto Air Jamaica Kingston, Montego Bay AirTran Atlanta, Baltimore, Gulfport/Biloxi, Dallas/Fort Worth, […]
Florida aviation in 2005 – Part 1
I recently engaged in a labor intensive analysis of multiple Official Airline Guides (OAG) copies from 2005 of routes to/from Florida. This was the era between several major airline failures and the most recent consolidation of the industry which also has spawned a new era of low cost carriers. Below is an analysis of the […]
#Stayathome #quarantinereading, listening and viewing: Finding Dan McCarty
Our latest Florida Squeeze Documentary looks back at Governor Dan McCarty. A few weeks ago we released a Florida History Podcast on Dan McCarty’s political career- a transformational figure in Florida Politics, McCarty was the first resident of South Florida ever elected Governor. He was also what we would consider the first “National Democrat” post-FDR […]
The Amash challenge to #NeverTrump #Resistance Democratic politics
Few were caught by surprise when former Tea Party Congressman Justin Amash (I-Michigan) who is one of the few remaining consistently admirable officeholders in Washington, announced he was running as a Libertarian for President earlier this week. Let me preface this article by saying, I oppose Amash’s positions on a large number of issues including […]
On Tara Reade’s serious allegations in the midst of COVID-19. Let’s discuss #MeToo consistency among Democrats.
After several false starts, it appears that Tara Reade’s allegations of sexual violence against Joe Biden are finally being prosecuted. Reade is a former Senate staffer of Biden’s and the alleged incident took place in 1993, when Biden was Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Conspiracy theories are abound as to why Reade’s allegations weren’t […]
#StayatHome #Quarantinereading: The brilliance and contradictions of Christopher Hitchens during the Clinton/Bush/Obama era.
The late Christopher Hitchens was one of the most original thinkers and writers in Anglo-American political discourse. Hitchens unique ideological combination of social liberalism, borderline socialism economically and neoconservatism on foreign affairs was tied together neatly by his disdain for religion – he is what we would call an anti-theist. Hitchens passed in 2011 of […]
The Florida Squeeze 