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 structure and history of the U.S. and Russia complicates their relations. Russia is a hierarchical society that stresses power and conformity. The U.S. is a diverse society that legally protects individual rights and freedom. In the U.S. government power was divided horizontally between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Vertically, governmental power is shared […]
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 […]
In a recent Florida History Podcast, we discussed the early bumps in Lawton Chiles administration. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen on your iPhone if you […]
The Florida Squeeze 