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Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2015

In what has to be one of the best opening sequences of any Star Trek episode or movie, James T. Kirk somehow manages to win the unwinnable test. For those of you who consider such sci-fi schlock beneath your station, the Kobayashi Maru is a no-win training exercise that tests the character of the new cadet, while being disguised as a mock battle […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2015

In what has to be one of the best opening sequences of any Star Trek episode or movie, James T. Kirk somehow manages to win the unwinnable test. For those of you who consider such sci-fi schlock beneath your station, the Kobayashi Maru is a no-win training exercise that tests the character of the new cadet, while being disguised as a mock battle […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 8, 2015

There goes President Barack Obama again, being all intelligent, nuanced, thought-provoking and downright provocative. Don’t you love it, or at least respect and admire it? I do. I’m imagining a lot of heads nodding. Am also imagining a lot of heads shaking back and forth. Maybe some gnashing teeth and foaming at the corners of […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 15, 2015

Be proud, Floridians! With just a tad under 700 days left until the next presidential election, our state is already the clear winner. The Beltway media have all but elected Miamian Jeb Bush, whose campaign boils down to three words: “Not Mitt Romney.” But even if Jeb falters, the Sunshine State boasts plenty of […]

Guest AuthorNovember 18, 2014

“Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” Those sweeping words of the First Amendment are the crown jewels of our Bill of Rights, the equivalent of “Let freedom ring,” the bedrock of our Republic. If Americans cherish anything, it is their constitutional protection to speak their minds. But however […]

Guest AuthorMay 28, 2014

Like a small handful of Floridians, I’ve been watching the redistricting hearing in Tallahassee over the U.S. Congressional district maps. As someone who drew and submitted maps, some of which were accepted by the Legislature, I am bemused by the efforts to focus on the politics surrounding the creation of the maps, but not on […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 25, 2014

Earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced an initiative by the Obama Administration to significantly reduce military spending over five years. Described as “draconian,” Hagel’s proposal is surely just the beginning of an acrimonious debate over how big our military should be in a 2020 world, how much our military should depend on […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 12, 2014

Remember that rather stupid comment Mitt Romney made to a bunch of rich Boca Raton donors during his campaign that allowed Democrats to effectively define the GOP as the party of the rich? Romney described President Obama supporters by saying “there are 47 percent who are with Obama, who are dependent on government, who believe […]

Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2013

Last week, it was reported that former Florida Congressman Allen West recently got “fired” as director of programming for Next Generation TV at PJ Media after he allegedly called a staffer a “Jewish American Princess” during an “exchange.” Both West and PJ Media denied that he had been let go, or even demoted. They claimed […]

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Peter Schorsch: The Florida Senate race, 'Star Trek' and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy and Kobayashi Maru

Daniel Tilson: President Obama Prayer Breakfast furor is teachable moment

Adam Weinstein: America's next president may be the Floridian you don't expect

Stephen Goldstein: Democrats must become better liars than Republicans

Henry Kelley: Tallahassee trial won’t result in fair voting districts in Florida

Steve Kurlander: We’re overdue for a discussion about military spending

Steve Kurlander: Pitting veterans against the unemployed shows no class

Steve Kurlander: It’s time for the GOP and conservatives to disavow Allen West