Author: Opinion

A Hidden Tax On Growth: How Lawsuit Abuse Hurts Tampa’s Economy
Op-Ed By Tom Gaitens- Executive Director of Florida Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (FL CALA) Photo: Lawsuit File Source: Unsplash
Floridians don’t [...]

Iran: A Bad War No Matter How You Look At It
Op-Ed By Joseph M Bianchi
The American military is cocked and loaded in the Middle East, apparently waiting for the President to give the word to [...]

Op-Ed: The Immigration Crisis And The Question Of Fairness
Protesters clash in south Minneapolis after ICE shooting (CBS News)
Between 1892 and 1954, 12 million people passed through the gates of Ellis Isl [...]

Op-Ed: Florida Should Strengthen, Not Undermine, Legal Reforms That Are Working
Op-Ed By: Steve Cona III, President/CEO in the Building Industry Photo: Gavel (TFP File Photo)
As a construction association executive who works e [...]

Winter Haven City Manager: What Your Property Taxes Really Pay For
By T. Michael Stavres, City Manager, Winter Haven, Florida
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - In recent months, I’ve had many conversations with residents, busi [...]

Op-Ed: Time To Rein In The Abusive Third-Party Litigation Funding Wild-West Show
By Tom Gaitens - Executive Director Floridia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (FL CALA) Photo. Judges Gavel, TFP File Photo
Florida lawmakers have a [...]

Op-Ed: The Case For Urgent Reform In Litigation Finance
Op-Ed By John Hallman. Lawsuit, Court (TFP File)
In recent years, the issue of litigation finance has gained significant attention as lawmakers gr [...]

Health Insurance Has Become A Rigged Game—And Patients Are Paying The Price
Op-Ed By: Richard Inglis --- Retired Healthcare Professional Photo Source: TFP File Photo
The American health insurance system is no longer a neut [...]

Op-Ed: Trump And Venezuela, It’s A Lot More Than Oil
Op-Ed By Joseph M Bianchi. Photo: Nicolás Maduro and President Trump
The present situation in Venezuela seems to be a foreign policy conundrum:&nb [...]

Stark Violence: An Aberration Or Human Nature?
Op-Ed By: Joseph M Bianchi
The senseless killing of men, women and children in Australia in a horrific anti-Semitic and anti-human act. Holl [...]