I recently wrote the afterword to Robert Buccellato’s excellent new book Finding Dan McCarty focusing on Governor Leroy Collins – here is a clip from youtube with his debate versus Charley Johns in 1954. We’ve spent plenty of time on this site discussing the reactionary nature of Johns. This Democratic Primary may have been the most […]
If you have dealt with or studied Florida’s medical malpractice system, you know it’s not great. It’s a system that was designed to put the needs of insurance companies over consumers and to weaken the influence and bottom-line of traditional Democratic Party contributors in the political process. This pet issue of Jeb Bush’s took several […]
The United Kingdom will vote this week on whether to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum dubbed “Brexit”. In the wake of the assassination Labour of MP Jo Cox and the nationalist-inspired violence at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, many have cast Brexit in “right vs left” terms. While the right wingers led […]
We have a narcissistic egomaniac running for office this year. A man with ethical questions plaguing his professional career. A man who has displayed appalling behavior towards members of the opposite sex. Someone who lacks the temperament to hold the office which he seeks. If you think I am writing about Donald Trump, you would […]
Thirty years ago the Miami Metromover began operation. The free operation began service in May 1986 and now has three distinct loops that move passengers around Downtown Miami and adjoining areas with ease. The system is the largest and most successful downtown people mover system in the United States – a clear testament to the […]
For those of you interested take your mind off the tragic events in Orlando, the madness that has engulfed both the Euro 2016 tournament (which suffered more embarrassment today thanks to Croatian fans)and the tragic murder of Jo Cox, MP, here is World Soccer Talk’s postgame podcast last night from the USA’s massive 2-1 win […]
Our friend Peter Schorsch has an exquisite takedown of Darren Soto’s record on guns in wake of his highly politicized call for a Special Session of the Florida Legislature after the Orlando tragedy. Soto’s record on guns as Schorsch points out is consistent over the years including as recently as last year. Schorsch writes: Rather […]
The media and American left has focused on Donald Trump’s bigotry toward Muslims as a cause to get fired up. However if you parse through his words a strong anti-catholic strain which is consistent with other demagogues of the past in American history is present. Trump has stated we should ban anyone from countries with […]
The massacre in Orlando has filled me with shock and sadness. I will never understand what would drive a human being to commit mass murder. I refuse to accept that it is ever okay, or acceptable on any level, to discriminate against people because of who they love. The thing that makes me saddest of […]
While America mourns the tragic aftermath of the Orlando terror attack, I have been focused on covering the events over in Europe where hooliganism has marred the Euro 2016 soccer finals. Unlike sporting events in the United States, football (soccer) in Europe tends to be defined by politics with team identifications often being dictated by political […]
The Florida Squeeze 