by Brian Burgess | Nov 12, 2023
Down 30 points according to a medley of Iowa Caucus polls, political pundits are starting to wonder when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will throw in the towel. The answer is straightforward: he won’t, because he thinks that Iowa has the potential to deliver a...
by Brian Burgess | Nov 5, 2023
Pressure is mounting at New College of Florida in Sarasota, where a controversial new business plan is causing a stir among conservatives worried as much about budgetary discipline as they are about educational innovation. And now the school’s new strategy has...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 29, 2023
Ah, to live in Scott Maxwell’s world—a magical utopia where imaginary dollars are plucked from an evergreen money tree, and the complexities of public policy crumble under the weight of a keystroke. In this fantasy realm, Maxwell fancies himself as the Orlando...
by George P. Bush | Oct 26, 2023
This opinion-editorial first appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The Capitolist republished it with the permission of the author. An epic debate is unfolding among Republicans about our vision for the nation. While I support strengthening our governing philosophy by...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 15, 2023
With significant economic implications for Florida’s Space Coast, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last month released a financial audit of NASA’s moonshot program, Artemis, and the conclusion was demoralizing. Short version: the space...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 1, 2023
Happy October 1st, the first day of the new fiscal year for our federal government. Believe it or not, Democrats joined forces with GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to thwart Florida’s own U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and 90 of his conservative House allies in...
