Florida takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union
by David Silverberg While President Joseph Biden’s State of the Union address to the nation last night, March 7, touched on the full...
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Feb 26
Measles outbreak highlights Florida's fringe agenda
By Rebekah Jones Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to man. Both the CDC and the WHO advise those who have been exposed...
Feb 15
FBI Investigating Fort Myers Police Shooting
According to a statement released by the Lee County NAACP, they will be meeting with the FBI to discuss the fatal police shooting of...
Jan 29
New study shows costs to SWFL of toxic water but congressional bills to help remain neglected
by David Silverberg While a new study puts a price tag on the cost of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Southwest Florida, two bills meant...
Jan 17
The Iowa caucuses, Florida and the fate of DeSantistan
by David Silverberg Tomorrow is the day of the long-awaited—or long-dreaded, depending on your perspective—Iowa caucuses. As this is...
Jan 10
2023 Year in Review
By Rebekah Jones What a year. Each year, I think (hope) the new year will be better than the last. Maybe if I start wishing for a worse...
Jan 4
Anticipating the year ahead in politics in America
by David Silverberg There are inflection points in human history, monumental years when everything changes. This is such a year—and...
Dec 29, 2023
Grading the predictions of the year past
by David Silverberg We’re coming up on the end of the year, that time when media outlets from newspapers to television stations wind...
Dec 15, 2023
My son's freedom by Rebekah Jones
As a parent, I’ve been living in a nightmare the last eight months. A week after filing my whistleblower lawsuit against the state,...
Dec 11, 2023
Florida falls to #46 in average SAT scores
An in-depth analysis of the data and contributing factors. By Rebekah Jones Florida’s continued failures in K-12 education hit a new low...
Nov 14, 2023
2023 Blue Wave Takeaways
by David Silverberg It wasn’t a tsunami but the wave of election victories for Democrats and abortion rights supporters that occurred...
Oct 13, 2023
Florida Congressman invokes anti-semitic trope for fundraising
by David Silverberg Even as he expresses support for Israel and denounces President Joe Biden, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) is using...
Oct 10, 2023
Political Winners and Losers of Hurricane Idalia
by David Silverberg Natural disasters create political winners and losers. As a general rule, disasters favor incumbents—but only if they...
Sep 29, 2023
Three Florida Men and the death march to a shutdown
by David Silverberg It is extraordinary that a congressional impasse that could bring the world’s richest and most powerful government to...
Aug 31, 2023
Did Collier County Just Secede?
By David Silverberg Beginning this month, the nation baked in relentless, climate change-induced heat; wildfires and storms took lives...
Aug 23, 2023
Where are we going to live?
By Cindy Banyai, Ph.D. The cost of houses and rent across Southwest Florida and US have been skyrocketing recently. The real estate boom...
Aug 16, 2023
Dwindling rights of women in Florida
By Cindy Banyai, Ph.D. We as Americans, love and enjoy our freedom. Many have fought for these freedoms in the battlefields, the streets,...
Aug 8, 2023
Climate Change Rundown
By Cindy Banyai, Ph.D. Whether politicians want to believe it or not, we are experiencing climate change and human activity is behind it....
Jul 12, 2023
Florida county proposes anti-federal ‘Bill of Rights Sanctuary County'
by David Silverberg On July 11, longtime county observers expect Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall (R-District 2) to introduce a...
Jul 5, 2023
Byron Donalds for Trump VP? And if so—why?
by David Silverberg For the past month at least, there have been rumors that Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) is seeking—or is being...
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