Spirit and Frontier, the nation’s two largest Ultra-Low cost carriers (ULCC’s) have agreed to merge. We’re going to dive much deeper into this topic in the next few days. But here are some quick takeaways. Spirit is based in Florida and is currently building a new HQ complex minutes away from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. […]
The Florida Legislature’s proposed prohibition on reproductive freedom after 15 weeks continues the cultural war by Florida’s GOP, which has involved chipping away at a women’s right to choose (and a doctor’s right to advise their patients) since the Republicans gained full control of the legislature in 1996. As HB5/SB 146 moves its way through […]
Despite prognostications of doom, redistricting outside Florida hasn’t yet devastated the Democrats as much as feared. While on the surface, the GOP has gained ground, in many cases it’s a situation where marginal seats recently won by Republicans in 2020 are being solidified for the GOP in redistricting. Additionally, several GOP-led states have run into […]
Governor DeSantis sent out the above fundraising letter today. It effectively involves the Governor in a domestic political dispute in Canada, and one which is not supported by the majority of Canadians, except those who are vocal on social media. In November, at the Latin Builders Association, DeSantis made patronizing and insulting remarks about Canada and Australia. […]
Governor Ron DeSantis gets credit for stimulating travel to Florida during the height of the COVID pandemic. Keeping Florida open and “free” was his goal. Not only did Florida’s spikes in COVID during the summer’s of 2020 and 2021, coincide with dips in the rest of the country but we now have some evidence that […]
We did a total of four Florida History Podcast’s on the Underground Railroad to Florida. For Black History Month, we’re re-running this series. In Part I we discuss Fort Mose and runaway slaves to 17th and 18th Century Spanish Florida. The period from 1693 to 1739 is covered in this week’s podcast. It is the first in […]
Republicans want you to believe President Joe Biden’s desire to pick a black woman is unprecedented in American history. Never before, they imply has race, gender or views on race been used to pick someone for the highest court in the land. Well, that is simply not true and they know it. Since the Presidency […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss Charley Johns and the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee. We felt this was particularly timely given some of the onerous legislation now being heard at the capitol. 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 […]
Earlier in the month, The Miami Herald’s Michelle Kaufman wrote a poignant piece about University of Miami men’s basketball coach, Jim Larrañaga (Coach L) and the demands by the small contingent of fans who closely follow College Basketball in south Florida, that he step aside. The 72-year old Larrañaga is an absolute legend, but outside […]
The Florida Squeeze 