Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Answering your questions about Colonial Florida
Q: Congratulations on the book. I must say I was skeptical, but I ordered it on the Kindle and I learned a whole lot. My big question for you is why did the colonists not actively court Florida? Why did they not move or settle in big numbers in Florida after it became British? A: […]
Remembering the 1968 US Senate Race in Florida – a campaign that changed the state for the worse
In 1968, Alabama’s Democratic former Governor George Wallace who had become a national figure with his “stand in the schoolhouse door” ran for President on the ticket of the “American Independent Party.” The candidacy despite coded words like “crime,” “law breakers,” and “patriotism” was about one thing- race. Wallace had been a populist earlier in […]
Is Ron DeSantis actually running the worst campaign ever?
I discussed the DeSantis campaign with Matt Robison on Blue Amp
Delray Oaks Natural Area
Delray Oaks Natural Area is just north of the Delray Beach-Boca Raton city line.
Ron DeSantis campaign: Even worse than we think
Chris Cillizza makes the case that DeSantis campaign has been EVEN WORSE than we think. The analysis in this piece is actually very good, so here’s the link.
On slavery and Florida’s academic discussion
As someone who recently completed a book on Florida History in the colonial era and is 70% done with a sequel I have some strong views on the subject of slavery and Florida. We’ve seen plenty of good national coverage of this issue regarding the “slaves acquired job skills” part which is rather embarrassing for […]
DeSantis – the elite donor driven candidacy that failed to understand how to play populist
Ron DeSantis isn’t dead yet. I need to stress that as I begin this piece, because we’ve seen more improbable turnarounds before in Presidential politics. But he’s going to have totally reinvent himself and anger his donors to make any “reboot” really work. Governor DeSantis is controlled by the GOP donor class both here in […]
The Florida Squeeze 