Category National Politics
The Post Human Economy as Enlightened Utopia
Just as machines have infinitely multiplied human muscle power throughout history, technology is infinitely multiplying human brain power today. So say MIT professors Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson in their book, “Race Against the Machine.” Moreover, they say the digital revolution is only half completed. When it comes to technology’s ability to replace workers, “We […]
Kurly’s Kommentary: DC Cruzin For A Brusin: Gunslinger Ted Cruz can redefine the Senate and maybe the 21st conservative movement too
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com There’s a young, brash new sheriff in DC town, a very smart gunslinger. He’s come on a mission to reform dysfunction conservative politics in Washington and reposition a lackluster and devolving GOP back in the “right” direction. While most freshmen Senators historically have been expected to lay low and work […]
A lesson of Boston Bombings: Stop classifying criminal anarchist violence as acts of war
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com With all the considerable news coverage and analysis of the recent bombings of the April 15 twin bombings by the Tsarnaev brothers that left three people dead and 264 others injured – including at least 14 who lost limbs – sadly there’s been practically no historical reference to other plentiful […]
Curtains for Megabanks?
The leading intellectual opponent of “Too Big To Fail” (TBTF) banks is likely economist Simon Johnson. Johnson declared victory recently by stating the debate on TBTF was “over.” In his New York Times column, Johnson declared, “(T)he decision to cap the size of the largest banks has been made. All that remains is to work […]
Allen West is a Bully
Allen West is a bully, plain and simple. Students at FAU were upset with the school’s decision to take money from a controversial private prison company that would give them naming rights to the stadium. They were not alone in being against the situation, as was evident from the national coverage this news received. It […]
Zest of the Day: The Great Robert Remini, Jacksonian and Congressional Historian Dead at 91
This is not really a Florida story at all but we leave Florida for the day because one of my favorite historians passed away recently it was announced this morning. Remini’s historical works about Andrew Jackson are among the best works about arguably the most important figure in American political history. (note I said political […]
Zest of the Day: Conservative think tanks take aim at progressive power bases in the states
Important read for all progressives from the Nation.
Broward Democrats Fight Amongst Themselves – Why Stacy Ritter is Right
Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter rarely avoids clever sound bites and controversy. This time Ritter took dead aim at two southeast Florida Democratic institutions US Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel. The two congressional members toured the runway enhancement/expansion at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport on Monday and talked about their support of the progress […]
Zest of the Day: Inside the NRA’s Koch-Funded Dark-Money Campaign
Excellent investigative piece from Mother Jones.
The Florida Squeeze 