The New Florida Voting and Election Laws
The New Florida Voting and Election Laws. After the 2020 election, Governor Ron DeSantis and Republicans said the Florida election was “a...
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Jun 2, 20213 min read
Civics Education in Florida
Commentary. Governor DeSantis has promised that critical race theory will not be taught in the civics and American Government education...
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May 26, 20212 min read
Florida Governor DeSantis' Attack on Free Speech
Brief Commentary: The recently passed Transparency and Technology Act allows the state of Florida to restrict social media sites on how...
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May 17, 20212 min read
DeSantis Continues to Limit Local Government Power in Florida
Commentary: DeSantis Continues to Limit Local Government Power in Florida. Governor DeSantis and the Republicans are moving to pass more...
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Apr 22, 20214 min read
The New "anti-riot" Law in Florida
The New “anti-riot” Law in Florida. Governor DeSantis and Republicans have passed HB1, the so-called “anti-riot” bill, representing...
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Apr 20, 20212 min read
Where is the Conservative Outrage in Florida?
Last year the city of St. Petersburg, Florida created a Community Assistance Liaison department as part of the local police department. ...
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Apr 9, 20214 min read
Explaining Republican Populism under Trump: Part Four
Part 4: The Legacy of Trump’s Populism. Clearly our democratic institutions and processes have suffered but they have survived Trump’s...
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Mar 27, 20214 min read
History of the Filibuster
Many Americans have a romantic view of the filibuster based on the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but it is important to learn...
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Mar 16, 20217 min read
Explaining Republican Populism under Trump: Part Three
Part 3: Resistance to Trump’s Populism prior to the Presidential Election, the 2020 Election, the January Insurrection, and the...
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Mar 15, 202112 min read
Explaining Republican Populism under Trump: Part Two
Part Two: Populism under Trump and the Erosion of Democracy. This created the environment for the rise of the populism that threatens to...
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Mar 14, 202110 min read
Explaining Republican Populism Under Trump: Part One
Part One: Setting the Scene for the Rise of Trump’s Populism in 2016. The year 1981 separates two very different post WWII Americas....
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
Commentary on Recent Voter Suppression Efforts...
See also my essay “Voting in America” dated August 20, 2020 for background material in this blog. The 2020 presidential election, which...
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Jan 7, 20213 min read
Observations on yesterday's (January 6, 2021) events at the US Capitol building...
Yesterday, as I was listening to the results of the Georgia Senate elections, I was stunned to hear about the pro-Trump mob assault on...
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Aug 20, 20204 min read
Voting in America
The right to vote is at the heart of any democratic republic. It is important to note that the US Constitution does not contain an...
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Aug 15, 20205 min read
The Electoral College from all sides...
There is an on-going, often passionate debate over whether the electoral college system should remain in effect or whether it should be...
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Jul 24, 20203 min read
Commentary on Events in Portland
Preface to this commentary that is dated July 24, 2020. In January 2021, the US passed a law which requires federal military and...
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Jul 15, 20207 min read
The 2nd Amendment: Original Context and Supreme Court Interpretation
Original Context. Under the first government of the United States (US), the Articles of Confederation, states were required to maintain...
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Aug 3, 20195 min read
Congress, the President, and Tariffs
The President is back in the news again with tariffs and a high school student, who had participated in my high school model UN on our...
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