Posted in the Orlando Sentinel February 1, 2026 at 5:30 AM EST On March 12, 1933, a column of men in brown uniforms fanned out through the streets of Berlin, carrying clubs, not badges. They…;
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Silencing Kimmel Was No Laughing Matter
On a winter day in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood before Congress and sketched a simple, soaring ideal — that people “everywhere in the world” should enjoy four fundamental freedoms: speech and expression, worship,…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RIGHT TURN
The proposed appointment of former Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran as the next President of New College of Florida is really the sideshow. The real story is the flurry of culture-war themes Gov. Ron DeSantis…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: PRESCRIPTION FOR FREEDOM
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Prescription for Freedom,” the state of Florida appears to be moving to be aggressively more restrictive. His push makes permanent banning mask and vaccine mandates, punishing businesses that require vaccines or…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: FROST IS A RISING STAR
As Congressman Maxwell Frost is sworn in as the successful 25-year old Afro-Cuban Gen Z successor to former U.S. Rep. Val Demings, his star is looking particularly bright. As a young Democratic activist inspired to…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BIDEN-XI HANDSHAKE
When President Biden and President Xi Jinping met in Beijing, the prominent photo which identified their mutual agendas showcased outstretched hands as the President approached the Chinese Leader with a double handshake. It is no…;
Orlando Sentinel: When did the Republican Party lose its way?
On a state level, Cord Byrd, our new secretary of state, refused to acknowledge that President Biden was the constitutionally elected president of our nation. In Central Florida only two out of 27 Republican congressional…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RENTAL PRICING
Rent prices fell in September by 1.51% for the second month in a row. Annualized, that would represent 18.12%. Nationally, prices took a 2.51% monthly dip, the first time since early 2021. Since rent control…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: THROWBACK CANDIDATE
Jared Moskowitz, a Fort Lauderdale Democratic candidate for Congress, said that the worst thing President Biden did is signing off on a new law adding 87,000 more IRS agents. Whether Jared is right or wrong…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DISNEY TAKES A STAND
Disney’s CEO, Bob Chapek, defended company leaders in the “don’t say gay” standoff with Gov. Ron DeSantis. While the governor attacked “woke corporations” addressing the national conservativism conference in Miami, Chapek felt a need to…;