Make America Florida

Based on his runaway re-election campaign in 2022, Florida governor Ron DeSantis thought he had conjured up the secret sauce for doing the same across the country.  This morning we learned that DeSantis’ victory may not be the shield of invincibility he thinks it is.  We also learned the difference between DeSantis and Donald Trump.  … Read more

Pardon Me

DR. ESP NOTE: As soon as I learned of the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, I began drafting a response much of which, not surprisingly, has been more than covered by in print  and on broadcast media over the past 24 hours.  I do not know what else I can add except … Read more

On the Beach

You may recognize this picture as the final scene in Stanley Kramer’s 1959 adaptation of Nevil Shute’s novel On the Beach.  The book and film describe the aftermath following a nuclear war geographically isolated to the Northern Hemisphere.  Falsely believing the Southern Hemisphere will be spared, the commander of a U.S. nuclear submarine (portrayed by Gregory … Read more

Political Eugenics

The study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by people presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits. Eugenics/DICTIONARY.COM The Republican Party is not yet engaged in the genetic engineering of individuals who are susceptible to fearmongering, alternative … Read more

It’s Not Easy Being…

The last six months have been very good for some Americans…especially if you are anti-Semitic. I will start with a few examples from my home state of Florida, you know, that place where “tolerance comes to die.” During the Georgia/Florida football game in Jacksonville on October 29, the following was projected on the stadium façade. … Read more