While much of the focus on Governor DeSantis brazen and unprecedented foray into Congressional Redistricting had to do with potential violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, his plan as we repeatedly discussed on this site ran terribly afoul of the Fair Districts Amendment to the Constitution. Leon County Circuit Court Judge Layne Smith, […]
Governor DeSantis loves to use “freedom” as some sort of cheap tag line to project when he bans books or prohibits businesses from regulating their workplaces for health and safety as they see fit. On the issue of reproductive freedom, DeSantis has been particularly bad through the years, both as a member of Congress and […]
In our latest edition of the Albion Florida series of The Florida History Podcast, we focus on the the push to liberate West Florida. For years it was ignored by history books, but recently scholars of the revolution have begun to emphasize the importance of fighting along the Gulf Coast of North America in discussions […]
It’s not about Florida but figured I will mention it here – I’ve begun recording what I hope will be an informative lecture series on India at 75. India became independent of the British Empire on August 15, 1947. Below is the Introduction. The first full on lecture (about 10-15 minutes for each lecture) will […]
If anyone ever doubted that elections and passive governance have consequence, that naive view must have been shook to the core this past week. While some who align with the Democratic Party seem to view elections as some sort of sporting contest or perhaps a place to protest the imperfections of the party, by voting […]
The Nature Conservancy’s Blowing Rocks preserve in Martin County is a unique, one -of-a-kind natural wonder in Florida. Here are two recently filmed videos of the rock formation.
I have kept my Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) advocacy button (pictured below) handy to show people I still believe in the ERA, but never thought I’d be wearing it again. But I am now, thanks to the Supreme Court. This week, we received irrefutable confirmation that a women’s right to manage her own body and […]
On Friday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee. The initial lawsuit was brought by the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWV), Black Voters Matters Fund, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and individual voters challenging Florida’s Senate Bill 90 (2021). The plaintiffs are represented […]
At the Nature Conservancy’s Blowing Rocks Preserve, a neat hiking trail exists where AIA used to run. Here is a short video at the beginning of the trail.
The Florida Squeeze 