August 31, 2015 - 2:00am
Iran Deal Imperils Our Energy and National Security
August 30, 2015 - 7:15pm
Those of us who make it a point to stay up-to-date on foreign affairs took great interest in last month’s Iran deal aimed at stopping the volatile country from developing nuclear weapons.
Twitter Users Re-imagine Bible Verses According to Donald Trump
Submitted by Anonymous on August 29, 2015 - 2:08pm
In a field full of seriousness, Twitter often takes the edge off of American politics by poking fun at our nation's most beloved political celebrities.
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Living to Litigate: Environmentalists Go to Court over Amendment 1
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 29, 2015 - 12:04am
Environmentalists who sanctioned a conservation amendment with broad-enough ballot language to win 60 percent of the Florida vote, now are asking the court to narrow the amendment's meaning for the purpose they actually intended.
At least, that's how lawmakers have cast it.
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Weekly Roundup: Looking for a Direction
August 28, 2015 - 7:45pm
The leaders of Florida spent the week looking for directions, and maps didn't turn out to be much help.
In the case of the state's ongoing congressional redistricting saga, lawmakers and a Leon County judge were looking for directions from the Florida Supreme Court --- and there was no map to follow, because there is no congressional map at all. There also appears to be no roadmap for how to extract the state from the increasingly intricate web of lawsuits, special sessions and political battles sparked by the anti-gerrymandering "Fair Districts" standards.
When Child Sex Abuse Gets Ignored
August 29, 2015 - 7:00am
The double standard our media impose on child sexual abuse is garishly obvious. On Aug. 14, The Washington Post set the stage for the coming American visit of Pope Francis with another splashy front-page story on a man still berating the Catholic Church after being abused by a priest from 1969 to 1976.
The New American Statesmanship?
August 29, 2015 - 2:00am
House Rejects Senate's 'Compromise' Congressional Map, Fate of Congressional Lines Still Undecided
August 28, 2015 - 5:00pm
The special session to hammer out a set of redrawn congressional maps fell flat a week ago, but state lawmakers haven’t necessarily given up on working out a new set of maps.
Tallahassee During Katrina: Never a Finer Hour
August 29, 2015 - 12:15am
There was never a count of how many hundreds of people descended on Tallahassee the day before Hurricane Katrina hit. Frightened people, lost people, certainly very vulnerable people. I know something about them. I know they will never forget the extraordinary kindness and heart they were shown by residents of Florida's capital 10 years ago today. I know I won't.
Mike Huckabee Showcases Katrina Record on 10th Anniversary
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 28, 2015 - 2:30pm
Trying to catch businessman Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., used the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to showcase his handling of 75,000 evacuees who headed to Arkansas during the storm.
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