Of all the questions confronting voters in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, few are as puzzling as the seemingly unwavering support for Donald Trump even though he is deeply mired in embarrassing sex scandals and criminal business practices. Part of the reason may be explained by Max Weber, an early 20th century German sociologist and social theorist. At the center of Weber’s thinking about political authority was the word “charisma.”
Florida & Beyond, and All Opinions
Abortions Down 13% in First 8 Months After Florida’s Restrictions Became Law
The number of abortions reported in Florida during the first eight months of this year was nearly 13 percent lower than during the same period in 2022 and 2023, as a law preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has led to fewer procedures.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, September 5, 2024
The demise of New York City’s great WCBS 880 Newsradio, Rally for Women’s Reproductive Rights at the northwest corner of Belle Terre and Pine Lake Parkways in Palm Coast, Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library.
Reviewing 28 Years of Research Debunks Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Cancer
A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published today in the journal Environment International.
Florida College Students Return to Campuses Bristling with Restrictions on Protests
Florida’s college and university students are starting the academic year greeted by friends and professors — and by warnings from administrators and Attorney General Ashley Moody about how to express their views on campus. The directives follow nationwide protests over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza. While the scale of protests has varied nationwide, some led to arrests, including at the University of Florida, Florida State University, the University of South Florida, and the University of North Florida.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
The Flagler County Commission holds the first of two public hearings to approve its budget and next year’s property tax rate, pretending that Mike Waltz cares about climate change, Separation Chat, Open Discussion.
France Debates Le Wokisme
From the Republican party to the far-right National Rally, politicians throughout the conservative spectrum in France and elsewhere have described the opening ceremony’s scenes as “insults to the nation” and largely approached the event as a Trojan horse for the “woke ideology”.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision Blocking Christian School’s Pre-Game Prayer Over Loudspeakers
A federal appeals court Tuesday said the Florida High School Athletic Association did not violate First Amendment rights when it blocked a Tampa Christian school from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 high-school football championship game. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2022 ruling by U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell in the lawsuit filed by Cambridge Christian School.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tyler Habdas is sentencing, the Flagler County Commission and the Palm Coast City Council meet, a short hstory of the New York Post’s journey from brilliance to sleaze, Donald Trump on Letterman.
This Supreme Court Has Redefined the Meaning of Corruption
The U.S. Supreme Court is deregulating corruption, with arguably grim consequences for American democracy. Since John Roberts became its chief justice in 2006, the court has made prosecuting corruption, especially at the state and local level, nearly impossible for federal prosecutors.