Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Ossian B. Hart
The son of the founder of Jacksonville who rose to be a distinguished Governor and one of the few Floridians in the 19th Century who could bridge the gap in interests between regions and race- Oshian B Hart who we discuss on this week’s Florida History Podcast was a titan. You can listen to the […]
What should Florida Democrats who really want to help the Harris/Walz ticket and don’t care about local elections do?
Florida is NOT in play. I repeat Florida is NOT in play. Yes, I’ve seen the recent Poling but I’ve also done the math. By my estimations Harris would have to win somewhere between 60% and 62% of the NPA vote in the state to win Florida. For comparison President Obama in his victorious 2012 […]
Governor Moseley
On last week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed Florida’s first Democratically elected Governor, William Moseley. A Democrat, Moseley was elected in 1845 defeating Richard Keith Call. Moseley, a strong proponent of state’s rights and slavery has proven an inspiration to current Governor Ron DeSantis who adopted his official flag in 2021 as his own. You […]
20 years ago this month – US Airways big Fort Lauderdale gambit (which never got a chance to breathe!)
The closure of United’s Miami hub after 9/11 and the failed attempts to merge United and US Airways left the Star Alliance without a South Florida hub. In addition American Airlines, who dominated Miami and had crushed the competition from United in the 1990’s down the road in Miami, had moved aggressively into Fort Lauderdale […]
Hobe Tower – would be removed for a golf course if DeSantistan proposal goes though
This natural site, which is the highest natural point in southern Florida would be removed for the golf courses…
This is where the DeSantistans want to build a golf course
If you missed the news, the DeSantis Administration wants to build golf courses and pickleball courts at multiple Florida State Parks. I recently visited one of the parks, Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County and here is some of the scenery.
High-level Women’s Pro Soccer arrives in Tampa and Fort Lauderdale- new podcast
Week one of the USL Super League is in the book! James Knowles and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss the match they both attended, Tampa Bay Sun’s 1-1 draw vs Dallas in front of a sellout crowd. They also discuss Fort Lauderdale’s impressive second half to salvage a draw in Spokane and some general observations around the […]
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 […]
The Florida Squeeze 