When an outfit announces that it is acting in "the public interest," the public is wise to be wary.

After the 2013 Legislature met, one newspaper ran the standard story bemoaning how the monied interests swayed legislators from the proper path.

Legislators had a lot of money to play with this year for the first time in a while, so they played.

Everyone is focused on the cost of higher education. Few focus on one of the biggest drivers of that cost.

When a liberal newspaper tells you it is setting the record straight, watch out.

Almost 40 years ago I covered a meeting of the National League of Cities in Miami and was amused by the astonished, and angry, reactions from delegates from other states when they were briefed on Florida's Government in the Sunshine laws.

Gov. Rick Scott can't say he hasn't been warned.

One thing conservatives and liberals agree on is that crony capitalism is bad.

But, it is a matter of definition.

Last week conservative Americans were celebrating National School Choice Week, a genuine success story.

Spending other people's money is something liberals do with gusto and verve. Constant practice has made them quite good at it.