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Guest AuthorJanuary 5, 2015

The cover of the January-February 2015 The Atlantic asks, “Why Do The Best Soldiers in the World Keep Losing?” which leads to this article, which fails to answer the question. The main focus of the article is the by now endlessly familiar discovery that most Americans are not in the military. The article is accompanied […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 5, 2015

Four years ago, I wrote a piece looking at how Florida stacked up to the other battleground states, a piece I wrote that one largely in response to a bunch of reporter calls questioning Florida’s swing state status. At least we are past that debate. This piece is largely an update to that one, looking at […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

Abundant energy can lead to a pristine environment. As we take time to reflect during this holiday season and enter a new year, what better time to truly appreciate our beautiful state and quality of life. Florida is home to wondrous natural resources delighting our residents and tourists alike: sugar white beaches, springs that support […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

You see them haunting television commercials, old-time stars now hawking all sorts of stuff to make themselves some money and seem relevant. Here’s Shaquille O’Neal peddling medical products, as if we’d ever ask Shaq for advice about anything except how to dunk a basketball. There’s country crooner Kenny Rogers with yet another tired rendition of […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

On New Year’s Eve, the Times Union reported that, in response to the imminent legalization of gay marriage in the state of Florida, courthouse weddings are a thing of the past in Duval, Clay and Baker Counties in Northeast Florida. The Tia Mitchell piece contained a treasure trove of horrifying details, such as this tidbit […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2015

Several days before the White House announced the U.S. would be normalizing relations with Cuba, a high school sophomore from Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood gave a speech that wowed a bipartisan group of state legislators and education advocates at a conference sponsored by the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO). In his speech, […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2015

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Guest AuthorDecember 31, 2014

Abundant energy can lead to a pristine environment. As we take time to reflect during this holiday season and enter a new year, what better time to truly appreciate our beautiful state and quality of life. Florida is home to wondrous natural resources delighting our residents and tourists alike: sugar white beaches, springs that support […]

Guest AuthorDecember 31, 2014

Why should I have to tell my sons to respect the police? My sons are both military veterans, the oldest having served in the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan and the younger in the U.S. Army in Iraq. Both served during wartime. I am certain my older son would respect the police and would comply […]

Guest AuthorDecember 29, 2014

The U.S.-led NATO war on Afghanistan has lasted so long they’ve decided to rename it, declare the old war over, and announce a brand new war they’re just sure you’re going to love. The war thus far has lasted as long as U.S. participation in World War II plus U.S. participation in World War I, […]

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