Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
From the archives: On partisan hack Pam Bondi in 2013
This week Attorney General Pam Bondi furthered her right-wing credentials by attacking Governor Scott’s willingness to enroll Florida in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Bondi’s action continues a long standing pattern of partisan and ideological purity which may not serve the best interest of Floridians but has the most reactionary conservatives all over […]
Why are Florida Republicans so soft on Russia?
As the world saw this past week some Florida Republicans are willing to sell Ukraine out rather quickly to do a deal with Russia. But why?
The 1814 US invasion of East Florida
This is an excerpt from my recently released book, the War of 1812, the Florida Fronts. Despite President Madison never formally recognizing the Republic of East Florida, and Secretary of State James Monroe’s insistence on US troops standing down and leaving Florida, the situation remained unsettled. Led by Georgia General Buckner Harris, a new group […]
The Florida Squeeze 