Opinion

Downtime from politics matters, too | R. Bruce Anderson

A life wholly consumed with angst about government is a waste. We all need quiet deck time, too, writes R. Bruce Anderson.

At the close of 2025, a legal system in disarray | R. Bruce Anderson

As the year ends, the legal community, ever the bulwark of process and the definition of political stability, lies in almost ...

Good citizenship is behind-the-scenes service | R. Bruce Anderson

R. Bruce Anderson is the Dr. Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay Jr. Endowed Chair in American History, Government, and Civics and ...
The Ledger

Local candidate forum proves a sanctuary from national nastiness | R. Bruce Anderson

I’m possessed a bit by an unfamiliar feeling of disconnectedness. The headlines this week have been permeated by ugliness of one sort of another – a candidate for a high administration post was ...
The Ledger

Space Command belongs in Florida. And so do mail-in ballots | R. Bruce Anderson

There are few more “MAGA” states than our beloved Red Florida, home of the bipartisan grift, supreme leader of the “flexible” building codes and heart of the space program. We’ve elected ...
The Ledger

Like a Molotov cocktail, redistricting is tricky and risky | R. Bruce Anderson

“Article I, Section 2: The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States … The actual Enumeration shall be made … after the first ...
The Ledger

Ocala National Forest: Good policy is good policy, no matter the origin | R. Bruce Anderson

I teach a class on “Southern Politics,” and we had our opening class last week. We discussed history for a bit, as I explained that the Democrats of the old “Solid South” were segregationists, and ...