Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Albion Florida – new book project
Thanks to the COVID-19 related shut down, I have made great progress on my latest book project which is a narrative about Colonial Florida and the influence the English/British had on it. Florida was only under British rule for two decades from 1763 to 1783. However, the English then the British (after the 1707 Act […]
Covid-19; The economic history of pandemics, how this impacts Florida and Governor DeSantis' choice
I hope everyone is coping with this Coronavirus pandemic as best they can. For me, the boredom and Netflix binging afflicting most folks hasn’t hit me yet, largely because this down time has given me the opportunity to make great progress on my forthcoming book on Florida History. I had planned to spend some of […]
#DemExit or not? Coronavirus, Medicare for All, #TheResistance, Voter disenfranchisement and what is next for progressives in Florida?
The Coronavirus Pandemic and its related shutdown of American life has turned everyone into a socialist – well almost everyone…large elements of the Democratic establishment continue to fan the flames of distrust toward government-backed schemes even though their Presidential nominee Joe Biden has embraced large elements of the progressive platform. Yet the people who dominate […]
Airline bailout – an industry that’s been given every advantage in the world asks for more help.
President Trump has been floating a bailout of the Airline industry as part of his Coronavirus response. I respect that the downturn in demand for global travel has left the industry on the brink, but it’s an industry that thanks to the last four administrations, and particularly the last two have been given every advantage […]
Sir Frances Drake and the 1586 English raid on St Augustine
Sir Frances Drake, a famous figure in English history raided St Augustine in May 1586. The Spanish settlement was destroyed as Drake attacked Florida in the midst of the Anglo-Spanish War. Two years later Drake would be among the English commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Drake’s raid had major impacts as the […]
The Moderate Manifesto
Below is a draft manifesto for centrism and moderation. The template is below (FILL IN THE BLANK ) NOTES: MAKE SURE TO IMPUGN ALL CONSERVATIVES, CALL TRUMP SUPPORTERS DEPLORABLE RACISTS, PROGRESSIVES AND SANDERS SUPPORTERS AS CRAZY PRO-CASTRO ANTI-AMERICANS. MAKE SURE WE CONVEY THAT WE KNOW BETTER THAN YOU AND LET US LEAD. EVERYONE BETTER GET […]
The case for Biden picking a GOP running mate – a “unity ticket”
Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment w/ their media allies have decided the party cannot afford to embrace an overly progressive agenda for the 2020 Election. Defeating Donald Trump and holding the US House are the priorities we are reminded on a daily basis. With this in mind I have a suggestion, though I concede […]
Joe Biden was a liberal – progressives need to fight to bring him back home.
Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for President in 2020. Those who keep fighting the good fight for progressive principles and Bernie Sanders should be lauded – if they fight the fight respectively. Sometimes Sanders supporters behave like Jacobins in Revolutionary France. Agree with them 99% but cross them once and they’ll have your head […]
The Sunshine State Parkway in its early days
Since south Florida is made largely of transplants many locals don’t know about the complicated history of road building in the region this is a good time to discuss the remarkable road that is the Florida Turnpike. While the federal government dolled out money for roads in their native New York and Chicago, road building […]
It’s Biden’s party (in theory) – but Democrats appear very badly positioned for November and they probably don’t care
Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. Which Joe Biden will we get, the one that took aggressive liberal stands on Gun Control, fighting Apartheid and many Foreign Affairs issues or the one that sandbagged Anita Hill, pushed laws that benefited creditors over consumers and the VP for President Obama’s administration that barely […]
The Florida Squeeze 